Kingia australis R.Br. belongs to the Dasypogonaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Kingia australis, Davidson, C 13410--Australia. Kingia locality. 23 Oct 2016. DSC04566 (5).JPG
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Arecales
Family
Dasypogonaceae
Genus
Kingia
Specific Epithet
australis
Authorship
R.Br.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
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.
