Rotheca myricoides, RGereau7051--Tanz. Mbeya Rural Distr. Utengule Coffee Lodge. 26 Jan 08. 013.jpg
Native to Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Caprivi Strip, Djibouti, DR Congo, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Somalia, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe; introduced into Trinidad-Tobago (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 4 occurrences across 3 countries.
Location
Tanzania, Mbeya, Mbeya (Mshewe)
-8.8275, 33.263889
Location Remarks
Pungaluma Hills, NE of Mshewe Village, above Utengule Coffee Estate factory in miombo woodland on W-facing slope. 1550 m elev.
Collectors
Roy E. Gereau, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Shrub 1 m high. Fruit green maturing dark purple.
Location
Namibia, Grootfontein District, Otjozondjupa Region
-19.403528, 17.918194
Location Remarks
On Highway C42, 28.5 km southeast of junction with B1 in Tsumeb. 1430 m elev.
Collectors
Leevi Nanyeni, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Christopher Dalzell
Notes
Roadside sand. Acacia woodland. Shrub c. 2 m.
Location
Kenya (Nairobi Botanical Garden)
Location Remarks
Part of the National Museums of Kenya, Museum Hill Rd. and Kipande Rd., Nairobe.
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
Kenya, Kericho (Kipchebor, Unilever Arboretum)
-0.378611, 35.266389
Location Remarks
Brooke Bond Tea Estate, Kericho.
Collectors
No collectors specified
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Lamiales
Family
Lamiaceae
Genus
Rotheca
Specific Epithet
myricoides
Authorship
(Hochst.) Steane & Mabb.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 0.9
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.0
Global rank
#309,206 of 335,497
Top 93%
Extinction probability
5%
