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Taxon

Koompassia excelsa (Becc.) Taub.

Protologue Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl] 3(3): 156. 1892 [Apr 1892] ; Ber. Deutsch. Bot. Ges. 10: 641. 1893.BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Predicted not threatened
Koompassia excelsa--Sabah. Danum Valley RF Lodge. 5 Oct 2014. DSC02220 (5).JPG

Koompassia excelsa--Sabah. Danum Valley RF Lodge. 5 Oct 2014. DSC02220 (5).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Koompassia excelsa--Sabah. Danum Valley RF Lodge. 5 Oct 2014. DSC02220 (4).JPG

Koompassia excelsa--Sabah. Danum Valley RF Lodge. 5 Oct 2014. DSC02220 (4).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Koompassia excelsa--Sabah. Meliau Basin. Belian. 7 Oct 2014. DSC02722 (284).JPG

Koompassia excelsa--Sabah. Meliau Basin. Belian. 7 Oct 2014. DSC02722 (284).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Koompassia excelsa--Sabah. Meliau Basin. Belian. 7 Oct 2014. DSC02722 (285).JPG

Koompassia excelsa--Sabah. Meliau Basin. Belian. 7 Oct 2014. DSC02722 (285).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Koompassia excelsa--Sabah. Meliau Basin. Belian. 7 Oct 2014. DSC02722 (286).JPG

Koompassia excelsa--Sabah. Meliau Basin. Belian. 7 Oct 2014. DSC02722 (286).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Koompassia excelsa--Sabah. Danum Valley. 4 Oct 2014. DSC01741 (177).JPG

Koompassia excelsa--Sabah. Danum Valley. 4 Oct 2014. DSC01741 (177).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Koompassia excelsa--Sabah. Danum Valley. 4 Oct 2014. DSC01741 (178).JPG

Koompassia excelsa--Sabah. Danum Valley. 4 Oct 2014. DSC01741 (178).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Native to Borneo, Malaya, Philippines, Sumatera, Thailand (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 3 occurrences across 1 country.

Distribution

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

Occurrences

Not collected.

October 7, 2014

Location

Malaysia, Sabah, Interior (Tongod)

Location Remarks

Maliau Basin Conservation Area. Next to the EE complex building. Lowland dipterocarp forest. 261 m elev.

Collectors

No collectors specified

Notes

Tree 20 m.

Not collected

October 5, 2014

Location

Malaysia, Sabah, Tawau (Lahad Datu)

4.960944, 117.802889

Location Remarks

Danum Valley Conservation Area. Danum Valley Research Center. Loop trail along river. 164 m elev.

Collectors

Postar Miun, Jeisin Jumian, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Martin W. Callmander, Sven Buerki

Notes

Tree 20 m.

Not collected.

October 4, 2014

Location

Malaysia, Sabah, Tawau (Lahad Datu)

4.960944, 117.802889

Location Remarks

Danum Valley Conservation Area. Danum Valley Research Center. Loop trail along river. 164 m elev.

Collectors

No collectors specified

Notes

Tree 20 m.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Fabales

Family

Fabaceae

Genus

Koompassia

Specific Epithet

excelsa

Authorship

(Becc.) Taub.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 1.9

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

#211,650 of 335,497

Top 64%

Extinction probability

10%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →