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Taxon

Octoknema affinis Pierre ex Tiegh.

Protologue J. Bot. (Morot) 19: 46. 1905BHL page IPNI

AcceptedGBIF

Least Concern

Octoknema, Davidson, C 12386--Cameroon. Bakengili Trail, Mt. Cameroon. 24 Mar 2014. DSC03587 (230).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Octoknema, Davidson, C 12386--Cameroon. Bakengili Trail, Mt. Cameroon. 24 Mar 2014. DSC03587 (215).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Octoknema, Davidson, C 12386--Cameroon. Bakengili Trail, Mt. Cameroon. 24 Mar 2014. DSC03587 (237).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Octoknema, Davidson, C 12386--Cameroon. Bakengili Trail, Mt. Cameroon. 24 Mar 2014. DSC03587 (216).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Octoknema, Davidson, C 12386--Cameroon. Bakengili Trail, Mt. Cameroon. 24 Mar 2014. DSC03587 (206).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Octoknema, Davidson, C 12386--Cameroon. Bakengili Trail, Mt. Cameroon. 24 Mar 2014. DSC03587 (227).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Octoknema, Davidson, C 12386--Cameroon. Bakengili Trail, Mt. Cameroon. 24 Mar 2014. DSC03587 (211).JPG

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Octoknema, Davidson, C 12386--Cameroon. Bakengili Trail, Mt. Cameroon. 24 Mar 2014. DSC03587 (226).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Octoknema, Davidson, C 12386--Cameroon. Bakengili Trail, Mt. Cameroon. 24 Mar 2014. DSC03587 (208).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Octoknema, Davidson, C 12386--Cameroon. Bakengili Trail, Mt. Cameroon. 24 Mar 2014. DSC03587 (218).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Octoknema, Davidson, C 12386--Cameroon. Bakengili Trail, Mt. Cameroon. 24 Mar 2014. DSC03587 (212).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Octoknema, Davidson, C 12386--Cameroon. Bakengili Trail, Mt. Cameroon. 24 Mar 2014. DSC03587 (240).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Octoknema, Davidson, C 12386--Cameroon. Bakengili Trail, Mt. Cameroon. 24 Mar 2014. DSC03587 (210).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Octoknema, Davidson, C 12386--Cameroon. Bakengili Trail, Mt. Cameroon. 24 Mar 2014. DSC03587 (214).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Octoknema, Davidson, C 12386--Cameroon. Bakengili Trail, Mt. Cameroon. 24 Mar 2014. DSC03587 (234).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Octoknema, Davidson, C 12386--Cameroon. Bakengili Trail, Mt. Cameroon. 24 Mar 2014. DSC03587 (204).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Octoknema, Davidson, C 12386--Cameroon. Bakengili Trail, Mt. Cameroon. 24 Mar 2014. DSC03587 (243).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Octoknema, Davidson, C 12386--Cameroon. Bakengili Trail, Mt. Cameroon. 24 Mar 2014. DSC03587 (213).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Octoknema, Davidson, C 12386--Cameroon. Bakengili Trail, Mt. Cameroon. 24 Mar 2014. DSC03587 (225).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Octoknema, Davidson, C 12386--Cameroon. Bakengili Trail, Mt. Cameroon. 24 Mar 2014. DSC03587 (228).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Octoknema, Davidson, C 12386--Cameroon. Bakengili Trail, Mt. Cameroon. 24 Mar 2014. DSC03587 (220).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Octoknema, Davidson, C 12386--Cameroon. Bakengili Trail, Mt. Cameroon. 24 Mar 2014. DSC03587 (201).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Octoknema, Davidson, C 12386--Cameroon. Bakengili Trail, Mt. Cameroon. 24 Mar 2014. DSC03587 (224).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Octoknema, Davidson, C 12386--Cameroon. Bakengili Trail, Mt. Cameroon. 24 Mar 2014. DSC03587 (236).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Octoknema, Davidson, C 12386--Cameroon. Bakengili Trail, Mt. Cameroon. 24 Mar 2014. DSC03587 (207).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Octoknema, Davidson, C 12386--Cameroon. Bakengili Trail, Mt. Cameroon. 24 Mar 2014. DSC03587 (209).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Octoknema, Davidson, C 12386--Cameroon. Bakengili Trail, Mt. Cameroon. 24 Mar 2014. DSC03587 (221).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Octoknema, Davidson, C 12386--Cameroon. Bakengili Trail, Mt. Cameroon. 24 Mar 2014. DSC03587 (245).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Octoknema, Davidson, C 12386--Cameroon. Bakengili Trail, Mt. Cameroon. 24 Mar 2014. DSC03587 (202).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Octoknema, Davidson, C 12386--Cameroon. Bakengili Trail, Mt. Cameroon. 24 Mar 2014. DSC03587 (241).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Octoknema, Davidson, C 12386--Cameroon. Bakengili Trail, Mt. Cameroon. 24 Mar 2014. DSC03587 (251).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Octoknema, Davidson, C 12386--Cameroon. Bakengili Trail, Mt. Cameroon. 24 Mar 2014. DSC03587 (203).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Octoknema, Davidson, C 12386--Cameroon. Bakengili Trail, Mt. Cameroon. 24 Mar 2014. DSC03587 (233).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Octoknema, Davidson, C 12386--Cameroon. Bakengili Trail, Mt. Cameroon. 24 Mar 2014. DSC03587 (244).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Octoknema, Davidson, C 12386--Cameroon. Bakengili Trail, Mt. Cameroon. 24 Mar 2014. DSC03587 (232).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Octoknema, Davidson, C 12386--Cameroon. Bakengili Trail, Mt. Cameroon. 24 Mar 2014. DSC03587 (205).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Octoknema, Davidson, C 12386--Cameroon. Bakengili Trail, Mt. Cameroon. 24 Mar 2014. DSC03587 (246).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Octoknema, Davidson, C 12386--Cameroon. Bakengili Trail, Mt. Cameroon. 24 Mar 2014. DSC03587 (247).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Octoknema, Davidson, C 12386--Cameroon. Bakengili Trail, Mt. Cameroon. 24 Mar 2014. DSC03587 (235).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Octoknema, Davidson, C 12386--Cameroon. Bakengili Trail, Mt. Cameroon. 24 Mar 2014. DSC03587 (252).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Octoknema, Davidson, C 12386--Cameroon. Bakengili Trail, Mt. Cameroon. 24 Mar 2014. DSC03587 (238).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Octoknema, Davidson, C 12386--Cameroon. Bakengili Trail, Mt. Cameroon. 24 Mar 2014. DSC03587 (231).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Native to Cameroon, Gabon, Nigeria (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.

Distribution

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

Occurrences

Davidson, C 12386

March 24, 2014

Location

Cameroon, Southwest

4.085056, 9.050194

Location Remarks

S end of Mount Cameroon National Park. Bakingili Trail from Bakingili Village on Hwy N-3. Various places along trail N toward park boundary. Elev. 300 m.

Collectors

Christopher Davidson, David Kenfack, Paul Ndumbe, Elias NDive, Sharon R. Christoph

Notes

Primary lowland rainforest (Atlantic Tropical Forest). Tree 15-20 m.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Santalales

Family

Octoknemaceae

Genus

Octoknema

Specific Epithet

affinis

Authorship

Pierre ex Tiegh.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

High

ED 33.9

Sits on a long, isolated branch of the plant tree of life, with relatively few close relatives.

Threat status

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

1.7

Global rank

#20,064 of 335,497

Top 6%

Extinction probability

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →