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Hypericaceae Hypericum aethiopicum | Taxonomy | Flora of the World

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Taxon

Hypericum aethiopicum Thunb.

Protologue Prodr. Pl. Cap. 2: 138. 1800BHL IPNI

AcceptedGBIF

Predicted not threatened

Hypericum aethiopicum Thunb. belongs to the Hypericaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.

Hypericum aethiopicum--So. Africa. Drakensberg Mts. Giant's Castle. 4 Oct 03. 048.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Not collected.

October 3, 2003

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

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Malpighiales

Family

Hypericaceae

Genus

Hypericum

Specific Epithet

aethiopicum

Authorship

Thunb.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 6.6

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

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.6

Global rank

#76,484 of 335,497

Top 23%

Extinction probability

11%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →