Kingia australis, Davidson, C 13410--Australia. Kingia locality. 23 Oct 2016. DSC04566 (5).JPG
Kingia australis R.Br. belongs to the Dasypogonaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Arecales
Family
Dasypogonaceae
Genus
Kingia
Specific Epithet
australis
Authorship
R.Br.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
High
ED 37.4
Sits on a long, isolated branch of the plant tree of life, with relatively few close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
2.2
Global rank
#12,477 of 335,497
Top 4%
Extinction probability
6%
Location
Australia, Western Australia
-32.031056, 115.970861
Location Remarks
Brixton Street Wetlands (Nature Reserve), in Kenwick, an eastern suburb of Perth. 8 m elev.
Collectors
Christopher Davidson, Kevin Thiele, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Monopodial growth habit, to 1.75-2 m.
