Native to Angola, DR Congo, Malawi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe (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

Kindeketa, W 3033

January 24, 2008

Location

Tanzania, Njombe, Makete

-9.033083, 33.892667

Location Remarks

Kitulo National Park. Kitulo Plateau mmontane grassland. 2713 m elev.

Collectors

William J. Kindeketa, Roy E. Gereau, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Lamiales

Family

Orobanchaceae

Genus

Buchnera

Specific Epithet

cryptocephala

Authorship

(Baker) Philcox

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 3.3

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

0.3

Global rank

#137,488 of 335,497

Top 41%

Extinction probability

12%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →