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Asteraceae Brachylaena elliptica (Thunb.) Less. | Taxonomy | Flora of the World

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Taxon

Brachylaena elliptica (Thunb.) Less.

Protologue Syn. Gen. Compos. 208. 1832 [Jul-Aug 1832]BHL page IPNI

AcceptedGBIF

Least Concern

Brachylaena elliptica, D. Styles xx--South Africa. KwaZulu-Natal. Kloof Gorge, Durban. 29 Aug 09. 054 (6).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Native to Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal; introduced into Djibouti (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

D. Styles xx

August 29, 2009

Location

South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal (Hibiscus Coast NU)

-31.006667, 30.177222

Location Remarks

Umtamvuna Nature Reserve, west of Port Edward. Rock outcrop in grassland along the south rim of the gorge.

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Asterales

Family

Asteraceae

Genus

Brachylaena

Specific Epithet

elliptica

Authorship

(Thunb.) Less.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 2.9

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

0.1

Global rank

#242,077 of 335,497

Top 73%

Extinction probability

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →