Myrothamnus flabellifolius (Sond.) Welw. belongs to the Myrothamnaceae family. Flora of the World contains 2 recorded occurrences of this taxon, distributed across 2 countries.
Myrothamnus flabellifolius--So.Africa. Mpumal. Buffelskloof Private Nat. Res. 17 Mch 05. 069.jpg
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Gunnerales
Family
Myrothamnaceae
Genus
Myrothamnus
Specific Epithet
flabellifolius
Authorship
(Sond.) Welw.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Moderate
ED 23.3
Moderately distinct — it has closer living relatives than the most isolated species.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
2.7
Global rank
#9,025 of 335,497
Top 3%
Extinction probability
11%
Location
South Africa, Mpumalanga, Ehlanzeni (Thaba Chweu, Lydenburg)
-25.315833, 30.495278
Location Remarks
Buffelskloof Private Nature Reserve
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
Namibia, Opuwo District, Kunene Region
-19.260028, 13.877306
Location Remarks
Location withheld.
Collectors
Leevi Nanyeni, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Christopher Dalzell
Notes
Dark-appearing, dioecious, low shrub c. 0.75 m. Highly aromatic.
