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obovata

Taxon

Mimusops obovata Sond.

Protologue Linnaea 23(1): 75. 1850 [Feb 1850]BHLIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Least Concern
Mimusops obovata--Australia. Royal Botanic Garden, Melbourne. 19-20 Mch 08. 159.jpg

Mimusops obovata--Australia. Royal Botanic Garden, Melbourne. 19-20 Mch 08. 159.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Mimusops obovata--Australia. Royal Botanic Garden, Melbourne. 19-20 Mch 08. 160.jpg

Mimusops obovata--Australia. Royal Botanic Garden, Melbourne. 19-20 Mch 08. 160.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Mimusops obovata--Australia. Royal Botanic Garden, Melbourne. 19-20 Mch 08. 163.jpg

Mimusops obovata--Australia. Royal Botanic Garden, Melbourne. 19-20 Mch 08. 163.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Mimusops obovata--Australia. Royal Botanic Garden, Melbourne. 19-20 Mch 08. 164.jpg

Mimusops obovata--Australia. Royal Botanic Garden, Melbourne. 19-20 Mch 08. 164.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Mimusops obovata--Australia. Royal Botanic Garden, Melbourne. 19-20 Mch 08. 165.jpg

Mimusops obovata--Australia. Royal Botanic Garden, Melbourne. 19-20 Mch 08. 165.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Mimusops obovata--Australia. Royal Botanic Garden, Melbourne. 19-20 Mch 08. 162.jpg

Mimusops obovata--Australia. Royal Botanic Garden, Melbourne. 19-20 Mch 08. 162.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Mimusops obovata--Australia. Royal Botanic Garden, Melbourne. 19-20 Mch 08. 161.jpg

Mimusops obovata--Australia. Royal Botanic Garden, Melbourne. 19-20 Mch 08. 161.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Native to Cape Provinces, Eswatini, KwaZulu-Natal, Mozambique, Northern Provinces (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 1 country.

Distribution

Showing the global range from POWO; no georeferenced specimens for this taxon.

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

Occurrences

No collection number

March 20, 2008

Location

Australia, Victoria (Royal Botanic Garden)

Location Remarks

Easy access off Birdwood Ave., which can be reached via St. Kilda Rd. or Domain Rd., Melbourne

Collectors

No collectors specified

No collection number

March 19, 2008

Location

Australia, Victoria (Royal Botanic Garden)

Location Remarks

Easy access off Birdwood Ave., which can be reached via St. Kilda Rd. or Domain Rd., Melbourne

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Ericales

Family

Sapotaceae

Genus

Mimusops

Specific Epithet

obovata

Authorship

Sond.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 1.8

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

#277,540 of 335,497

Top 83%

Extinction probability

6%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →