Native to DR Congo, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
Tanzania, Tanga
-5.098333, 38.625278
Location Remarks
East UsambaraMountains. Amani Nature Reserve.
Collectors
No collectors specified
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Alismatales
Family
Araceae
Genus
Gonatopus
Specific Epithet
boivinii
Authorship
(Decne.) Engl.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
High
ED 36.3
Sits on a long, isolated branch of the plant tree of life, with relatively few close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
3.0
Global rank
#7,844 of 335,497
Top 3%
Extinction probability
10%