Roridula gorgonias Planch. belongs to the Roridulaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Roridula gorgonias--South Africa. Cape Prov. Kogelberg Nat. Res. 21 Jan 09. 097.jpg
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ericales
Family
Roridulaceae
Genus
Roridula
Specific Epithet
gorgonias
Authorship
Planch.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
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.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
12.1
Global rank
#402 of 335,497
Top 1,000 globally
Extinction probability
21%
Location
South Africa, Western Cape
-32.732111, 18.187222
Location Remarks
Dirt road continuation of R27, along the coast 5 km N of Velddrif. Coastal dunes.
Collectors
No collectors specified
