Native to Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda; introduced into Leeward Is. (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
Kenya
-0.378611, 35.266389
Location Remarks
Gilgil on Hwy A1
Collectors
No collectors specified
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Lamiales
Family
Acanthaceae
Genus
Dyschoriste
Specific Epithet
thunbergiiflora
Authorship
(S.Moore) Lindau
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 1.2
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.1
Global rank
#295,822 of 335,497
Top 89%
Extinction probability
6%