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Euphorbiaceae Alchornea laxiflora (Benth.) Pax & K.Hoffm. | Taxonomy | Flora of the World

Taxon

Alchornea laxiflora (Benth.) Pax & K.Hoffm.

Protologue Pflanzenr. Euphorb.-Mercurial. 245 (1914).BHL IPNI

AcceptedGBIF

Least Concern

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Native to Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, DR Congo, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe (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

W.J. Kindeketa, et al. 2858

February 16, 2006

Location

Tanzania, Morogoro, Ulanga (Msogezi)

-8.619167, 36.725556

Location Remarks

Vigoi Division, Isogo Ward. Behind Chikuti Village store, along road to Ifakara. 530 m elev.

Collectors

William J. Kindeketa, O.C. Nkawamba, Gabriel Simon Laizer, P. Ezrom, Sharon A. Bodine

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Malpighiales

Family

Euphorbiaceae

Genus

Alchornea

Specific Epithet

laxiflora

Authorship

(Benth.) Pax & K.Hoffm.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 4.7

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

#181,890 of 335,497

Top 55%

Extinction probability

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →