Native to Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Caprivi Strip, DR Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 2 countries.
Location
Zimbabwe, Matabeleland North (Victoria Falls)
-17.920833, 25.845556
Location Remarks
Victoria Falls
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
Namibia, Opuwo District, Kunene Region
-19.260028, 13.877306
Location Remarks
Location withheld.
Collectors
Leevi Nanyeni, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Christopher Dalzell
Notes
Tree 4-5 m.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Arecales
Family
Arecaceae
Genus
Hyphaene
Specific Epithet
petersiana
Authorship
Klotzsch ex Mart.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 5.3
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.2
Global rank
#192,398 of 335,497
Top 58%
Extinction probability
5%