Kiggelaria africana L. belongs to the Achariaceae family. Flora of the World contains 3 recorded occurrences of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Malpighiales
Family
Achariaceae
Genus
Kiggelaria
Specific Epithet
africana
Authorship
L.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Moderate
ED 18.6
Moderately distinct — it has closer living relatives than the most isolated species.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.9
Global rank
#47,696 of 335,497
Top 15%
Extinction probability
6%
Location
South Africa, Mpumalanga, Ehlanzeni (Thaba Chweu, Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden | Lydenburg)
-25.315833, 30.495278
Location Remarks
Rhodes Dr., Newlands, Cape Town
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
South Africa, Western Cape
-32.732111, 18.187222
Location Remarks
Dirt road continuation of R27, along the coast 5 km N of Velddrif. Coastal dunes.
Collectors
Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Christopher Dalzell
Notes
Tree 3 m, by a rocky stream at the roadside.
Location
South Africa, Western Cape (Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch Bot. Garden)
-33.935830, 18.865750
Location Remarks
Van Riebeeck St., Stellenbosch 7600
Collectors