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Roridula gorgonias Planch.

Protologue Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. sér. 3, 9: 307. 1848BHLIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
EDGE • Predicted threatened
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Endemic to Cape Provinces (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

Rogers Z.S. 1286

January 21, 2009

Location

South Africa, Western Cape (Bergrivier NU)

-32.732111, 18.187222

Location Remarks

Dirt road continuation of R27, along the coast 5 km N of Velddrif. Coastal dunes.

Collectors

Zachary Scott Rogers

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Ericales

Family

Roridulaceae

Genus

Roridula

Specific Epithet

gorgonias

Authorship

Planch.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Very high

ED 52.8

Among the most evolutionarily isolated plants known — losing it erases an irreplaceable branch of the plant tree of life.

EDGE List

Threat status

Predicted threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

12.1

Global rank

#402 of 335,497

Top 1,000 globally

Extinction probability

21%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →