Phyllocosmus africanus--Ghana. Kakum Nat. Park, 12 Dec 03. 067 - Copy (5).jpg
Phyllocosmus africanus (Hook.fil.) Klotzsch belongs to the Ixonanthaceae family. Flora of the World contains 2 recorded occurrences of this taxon, distributed across 2 countries.
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%
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
