Phyllocosmus africanus--Ghana. Kakum Nat. Park, 12 Dec 03. 067 - Copy (5).jpg
Native to Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, DR Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan-South Sudan (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 2 countries.
Location
Ghana, Central
5.416667, 1.316667
Location Remarks
Kakum National Park, reached via Jukwa Rd., 33 km north of Cape Coast. Moist evergreen rainforest.
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
Gabon, Moyen-Ogooue
0.81275, 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
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Malpighiales
Family
Ixonanthaceae
Genus
Phyllocosmus
Specific Epithet
africanus
Authorship
(Hook.fil.) Klotzsch
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 3.1
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.1
Global rank
#225,972 of 335,497
Top 68%
Extinction probability
6%
