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macrostachyum

Taxon

Megaphrynium macrostachyum (K.Schum.) Milne-Redh.

Protologue Kew Bull. 7(2): 170. 1952 [25 Jul 1952]IPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Predicted not threatened
Megaphrynium macrostachyum--Cameroon. Limbe Botanic Garden. 4 Dec 03. 259.jpg

Megaphrynium macrostachyum--Cameroon. Limbe Botanic Garden. 4 Dec 03. 259.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Megaphrynium macrostachyum--Cameroon. Limbe Botanic Garden. 4 Dec 03. 257.jpg

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Megaphrynium macrostachyum--Cameroon. Limbe Garden 12 Oct 04. 178.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Megaphrynium macrostachyum--Cameroon. Limbe Garden 12 Oct 04. 180.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Megaphrynium macrostachyum--Cameroon. Limbe Garden 12 Oct 04. 179.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Megaphrynium macrostachyum, MLeal1079--Gabon. Prov. Estuaire. Monts de Cristal. 13 Apr 06. 197.jpg

Megaphrynium macrostachyum, MLeal1079--Gabon. Prov. Estuaire. Monts de Cristal. 13 Apr 06. 197.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Megaphrynium macrostachyum, MLeal1079--Gabon. Prov. Estuaire. Monts de Cristal. 13 Apr 06. 200.jpg

Megaphrynium macrostachyum, MLeal1079--Gabon. Prov. Estuaire. Monts de Cristal. 13 Apr 06. 200.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Megaphrynium macrostachyum, MLeal1079--Gabon. Prov. Estuaire. Monts de Cristal. 13 Apr 06. 198.jpg

Megaphrynium macrostachyum, MLeal1079--Gabon. Prov. Estuaire. Monts de Cristal. 13 Apr 06. 198.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Megaphrynium macrostachyum, MLeal1079--Gabon. Prov. Estuaire. Monts de Cristal. 13 Apr 06. 199.jpg

Megaphrynium macrostachyum, MLeal1079--Gabon. Prov. Estuaire. Monts de Cristal. 13 Apr 06. 199.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Megaphrynium macrostachyum, MLeal1079--Gabon. Prov. Estuaire. Monts de Cristal. 13 Apr 06. 201.jpg

Megaphrynium macrostachyum, MLeal1079--Gabon. Prov. Estuaire. Monts de Cristal. 13 Apr 06. 201.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Megaphrynium macrostachyum, MLeal1079--Gabon. Prov. Estuaire. Monts de Cristal. 13 Apr 06. 194.jpg

Megaphrynium macrostachyum, MLeal1079--Gabon. Prov. Estuaire. Monts de Cristal. 13 Apr 06. 194.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Native to Cabinda, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, DR Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Sudan-South Sudan, Togo, Uganda (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 3 occurrences across 3 countries.

Distribution

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

Occurrences

No collection number

December 4, 2003

Location

Cameroon, Southwest

3.950278, 9.238333

Location Remarks

Southeast of Limbe, Dikolo Peninsula. Bimbia Mangrove Nature Trail.

Collectors

No collectors specified

Leal, M 1079

April 13, 2006

Location

Gabon, Estuaire

0.416278, 9.490083

Location Remarks

Libreville - Aboretum Sibang. Elev. 30 m.

Collectors

Miguel E. Leal, Diosdado Nguema, Etienne Mounoumoulossi, Prance Bissiemou, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph

No collection number

October 12, 2004

Location

Madagascar, Diana, Antsiranana (Ankarangona, Limbe Botanic Garden)

-12.611667, 49.461667

Location Remarks

City of Limbe

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Zingiberales

Family

Marantaceae

Genus

Megaphrynium

Specific Epithet

macrostachyum

Authorship

(K.Schum.) Milne-Redh.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 4.8

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

0.5

Global rank

#104,797 of 335,497

Top 32%

Extinction probability

11%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →