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Euphorbiaceae Macaranga kilimandscharica | Taxonomy | Flora of the World

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Taxon

Macaranga kilimandscharica Pax

Protologue Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas C (1895) 238.BHL IPNI

AcceptedGBIF

Predicted not threatened

Macaranga kilimandscharica Pax belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.

Macaranga capensis v. kilimandscharica, RGereau7031--Tanz. Mbeya Rural Distr. Ngozi Crater. 26 Jan 08. 119.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Gereau, R 7031

January 25, 2008

Location

Tanzania, Mbeya, Rungwe

-9.035833, 33.569722

Location Remarks

Mporoto Ridge; beginning of access road to Ngozi Crater, in lower montane forest. 2015 m elev.

Collectors

Roy E. Gereau, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, William J. Kindeketa, O.A. Kibure, Sharon A. Bodine

Notes

Tree 8-10 m high. Filaments white.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Malpighiales

Family

Euphorbiaceae

Genus

Macaranga

Specific Epithet

kilimandscharica

Authorship

Pax

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 0.6

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

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.0

Global rank

#298,591 of 335,497

Top 89%

Extinction probability

11%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →

Synonyms (1)

Macaranga capensis (Pax) Friis & M.G.Gilbert

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy