Murdannia simplex (Vahl) Brenan belongs to the Commelinaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Murdannia simplex, SBodine192--Tanz. Ca 10 km N of Mahenge. 18 Feb 06. 469.jpg
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Commelinales
Family
Commelinaceae
Genus
Murdannia
Specific Epithet
simplex
Authorship
(Vahl) Brenan
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Moderate
ED 10.8
Moderately distinct — it has closer living relatives than the most isolated species.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.6
Global rank
#81,610 of 335,497
Top 25%
Extinction probability
6%
Location
Tanzania, Morogoro, Ulanga
-8.619167, 36.725556
Location Remarks
Vigoi Division, Isogo Ward. Behind Chikuti Village store, along road to Ifakara. 530 m elev.
Collectors
Sharon A. Bodine, Roy E. Gereau, P. Ezrom, William J. Kindeketa, G. Simon Laizer, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, O.C. Nkawamba
