Dioscorea quartiniana A.Rich. belongs to the Dioscoreaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.

Rogers, Z 1302

January 23, 2009

Location

South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal

-31.006667, 30.177222

Location Remarks

Umtamvuna Nature Reserve, west of Port Edward. Rock outcrop in grassland along the south rim of the gorge.

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Dioscoreales

Family

Dioscoreaceae

Genus

Dioscorea

Specific Epithet

quartiniana

Authorship

A.Rich.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 3.9

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

0.2

Global rank

#206,222 of 335,497

Top 62%

Extinction probability

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →