Salacia madagascariensis (Lam.) DC. belongs to the Celastraceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.

Rogers, Z 1236

January 14, 2009

Location

Madagascar, Vatovavy-Fitovinany

-21.331944, 47.673889

Location Remarks

About 7 km E of Ifandiana on National Route 45. Vegetation overhanging roadside along southern side of road. Degraded.

Collectors

Zachary Scott Rogers, H. Razafindraibe, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Peter B. Phillipson

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Celastrales

Family

Celastraceae

Genus

Salacia

Specific Epithet

madagascariensis

Authorship

(Lam.) DC.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 1.6

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

0.2

Global rank

#206,488 of 335,497

Top 62%

Extinction probability

13%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →