Native to Angola, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Central African Republic, Congo, DR Congo, Gabon, KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal
-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
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Malpighiales
Family
Phyllanthaceae
Genus
Hymenocardia
Specific Epithet
ulmoides
Authorship
Oliv.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 7.5
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.3
Global rank
#139,326 of 335,497
Top 42%
Extinction probability
6%