Pilostyles aethiopica Welw. belongs to the Apodanthaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Berlinianche aethiopica, MLeal1197--Gabon. Prv. Ogooue-Iv. Lope, Ogooue Riv. 21 Apr 06. 328.jpg
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Cucurbitales
Family
Apodanthaceae
Genus
Pilostyles
Specific Epithet
aethiopica
Authorship
Welw.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Moderate
ED 20.3
Moderately distinct — it has closer living relatives than the most isolated species.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
1.8
Global rank
#17,075 of 335,497
Top 6%
Extinction probability
10%
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Location
Gabon, Moyen-Ogooue
0.812750, 10.500333
Location Remarks
Mabounie. Off route N1, ca. 41 km ESE of Lambarene, then left (c. N) at Lobi-Mbigou. Mine access road about half way to the river Ngounie (GPS is from the road terminus at the river). 92 m elev.
Collectors
Miguel E. Leal, Diosdado Nguema, Etienne Mounoumoulossi, Prance Bissiemou, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
