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zanzibarica

Taxon

Heinsia zanzibarica (Bojer) Verdc.

Protologue Kew Bull. 35(2): 422. 1980 [15 Oct 1980]IPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Near Threatened
Heinsia zanzibarica--Tanzania. Rd.from Amani Nature Reserve to Amani. 29 Jun 04. 005.jpg

Heinsia zanzibarica--Tanzania. Rd.from Amani Nature Reserve to Amani. 29 Jun 04. 005.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Heinsia zanzibarica--Tanzania. Rd. from Amani Nature Reserve to Amani. 29 Jun 04. 001.jpg

Heinsia zanzibarica--Tanzania. Rd. from Amani Nature Reserve to Amani. 29 Jun 04. 001.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Heinsia zanzibarica--Tanzania. Rd.from Amani Nature Reserve to Amani. 29 Jun 04. 006.jpg

Heinsia zanzibarica--Tanzania. Rd.from Amani Nature Reserve to Amani. 29 Jun 04. 006.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Heinsia zanzibarica--Tanzania. Rd. from Amani Nature Reserve to Amani. 29 Jun 04. 003.jpg

Heinsia zanzibarica--Tanzania. Rd. from Amani Nature Reserve to Amani. 29 Jun 04. 003.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Heinsia zanzibarica--Tanzania. Rd from Amani Nature Reserve to Amani. 29 Jun 04. 002.jpg

Heinsia zanzibarica--Tanzania. Rd from Amani Nature Reserve to Amani. 29 Jun 04. 002.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Heinsia zanzibarica--Tanzania. Rd. from Amani Nature Reserve to Amani. 29 Jun 04. 007.jpg

Heinsia zanzibarica--Tanzania. Rd. from Amani Nature Reserve to Amani. 29 Jun 04. 007.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Native to Kenya, Mozambique, Tanzania (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

Not collected.

June 29, 2004

Location

Tanzania, Tanga (Amani)

-5.098333, 38.625278

Location Remarks

East UsambaraMountains. Amani Nature Reserve.

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Gentianales

Family

Rubiaceae

Genus

Heinsia

Specific Epithet

zanzibarica

Authorship

(Bojer) Verdc.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 3.1

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Near Threatened

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

0.4

Global rank

#130,265 of 335,497

Top 39%

Extinction probability

12%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →