Orobanche minor Sm. belongs to the Orobanchaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Orobanche minor, RGereau7035--Tanz. Mbeya Rural Distr. Utengule Coffee Lodge. 26 Jan 08. 217.jpg
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Lamiales
Family
Orobanchaceae
Genus
Orobanche
Specific Epithet
minor
Authorship
Sm.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 1.9
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.2
Global rank
#216,334 of 335,497
Top 65%
Extinction probability
9%
Location
Tanzania, Mbeya, Mbeya
-8.827500, 33.263889
Location Remarks
Pungaluma Hills, NE of Mshewe Village, above Utengule Coffee Estate factory in miombo woodland on W-facing slope. 1550 m elev.
Collectors
Roy E. Gereau, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Rare. Corolla dull white at base, shading to dull purple lined with darker purple at apex.
