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cryptocephala

Taxon

Buchnera cryptocephala (Baker) Philcox

Protologue Kew Bull. 40(3): 606. 1985 [4 Jul 1985]IPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Predicted not threatened
Buchnera, WKindeketa3033--Tanz. Makete Distr. Kitulo Nat. Pk. 25 Jan 08. 273.jpg

Buchnera, WKindeketa3033--Tanz. Makete Distr. Kitulo Nat. Pk. 25 Jan 08. 273.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Buchnera, WKindeketa3033--Tanz. Makete Distr. Kitulo Nat. Pk. 25 Jan 08. 272.jpg

Buchnera, WKindeketa3033--Tanz. Makete Distr. Kitulo Nat. Pk. 25 Jan 08. 272.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Buchnera, WKindeketa3033--Tanz. Makete Distr. Kitulo Nat. Pk. 25 Jan 08. 271.jpg

Buchnera, WKindeketa3033--Tanz. Makete Distr. Kitulo Nat. Pk. 25 Jan 08. 271.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Buchnera, WKindeketa3033--Tanz. Makete Distr. Kitulo Nat. Pk. 25 Jan 08. 270.jpg

Buchnera, WKindeketa3033--Tanz. Makete Distr. Kitulo Nat. Pk. 25 Jan 08. 270.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Buchnera, WKindeketa3033--Tanz. Makete Distr. Kitulo Nat. Pk. 25 Jan 08. 274.jpg

Buchnera, WKindeketa3033--Tanz. Makete Distr. Kitulo Nat. Pk. 25 Jan 08. 274.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

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 25, 2008

Location

Tanzania, Njombe, Makete (Kitulo)

-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

GBIFWFOPOWO

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 →