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Taxon

Polyscias fulva (Hiern) Harms

Protologue Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl] iii. VIII. 45 (1894).BHLIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Least Concern
Polyscias fulva--Kenya. Brooks Bond Tea Estate, Kericho. 10 Jul 04. 090.jpg

Polyscias fulva--Kenya. Brooks Bond Tea Estate, Kericho. 10 Jul 04. 090.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Polyscias fulva--Kenya. Brooks Bond Tea Estate, Kericho. 10 Jul 04. 089.jpg

Polyscias fulva--Kenya. Brooks Bond Tea Estate, Kericho. 10 Jul 04. 089.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Polyscias fulva--Kenya. Kakamega Forest. 8 Jul 04. 096.jpg

Polyscias fulva--Kenya. Kakamega Forest. 8 Jul 04. 096.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Polyscias fulva--Kenya. Kakamega Forest. 8 Jul 04. 095.jpg

Polyscias fulva--Kenya. Kakamega Forest. 8 Jul 04. 095.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Native to Angola, Benin, Burundi, Cabinda, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, DR Congo, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 1 country.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

No collection number

July 8, 2004

Location

Kenya, Kericho (Kipchebor)

-0.378611, 35.266389

Location Remarks

Gilgil on Hwy A1

Collectors

No collectors specified

No collection number

July 10, 2004

Location

Kenya, Kericho (Kipchebor, Unilever Arboretum)

-0.378611, 35.266389

Location Remarks

Brooke Bond Tea Estate, Kericho.

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Apiales

Family

Araliaceae

Genus

Polyscias

Specific Epithet

fulva

Authorship

(Hiern) Harms

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 1.7

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

0.1

Global rank

#275,640 of 335,497

Top 83%

Extinction probability

6%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →