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Taxon

Afrothismia hydra Sainge & T.Franke

Protologue Nordic J. Bot. 23(3): 299 (-303; figs. 1-2). 2005IPNI
AcceptedGBIF
EDGE • Endangered
Afrothismia hydra, Sainge, M 2624--Cameroon. Korup N. P. 20 Apr 2011. 1 (2).jpg

Afrothismia hydra, Sainge, M 2624--Cameroon. Korup N. P. 20 Apr 2011. 1 (2).jpg

By Moses Sainge

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Afrothismia hydra, Sainge, M 2624--Cameroon. Korup N. P. 20 Apr 2011. 1 (1).jpg

Afrothismia hydra, Sainge, M 2624--Cameroon. Korup N. P. 20 Apr 2011. 1 (1).jpg

By Moses Sainge

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Native to Cameroon, Nigeria (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

M. Sainge, et al. 2624

April 19, 2011

Location

Cameroon, Southwest

5.285876, 9.057098

Location Remarks

Korup National Park. KFDP 50-ha plot (plot 42/24).

Collectors

Moses Sainge, David Kenfack, J. Wright, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Dioscoreales

Family

Burmanniaceae

Genus

Afrothismia

Specific Epithet

hydra

Authorship

Sainge & T.Franke

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 5.3

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

EDGE List

Threat status

Endangered

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

2.6

Global rank

#9,416 of 335,497

Top 3%

Extinction probability

49%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →