Chassalia acutiflora Bremek. belongs to the Rubiaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Gentianales
Family
Rubiaceae
Genus
Chassalia
Specific Epithet
acutiflora
Authorship
Bremek.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 1.1
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.4
Global rank
#131,865 of 335,497
Top 40%
Extinction probability
38%
Location
Madagascar, Vatovavy-Fitovinany
-21.331944, 47.673889
Location Remarks
About 7 km E of Ifandiana on National Route 45. Vegetation overhanging roadside along southern side of road. Degraded.
Collectors
Ando Ramahefaharivelo, Sharon R. Christoph, Christopher Davidson, N. Manjato, Désiré Ravelonarivo, Reza Ludovic, Jacky Andriantiana