Piliostigma thonningii (Schumach.) Milne-Redh. belongs to the Fabaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Bauhinia, RGereau7056--Tanz. Mbeya Rural Distr. Utengule Coffee Lodge. 26 Jan 08. 251.jpg
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fabales
Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Piliostigma
Specific Epithet
thonningii
Authorship
(Schumach.) Milne-Redh.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 7.9
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.7
Global rank
#69,310 of 335,497
Top 21%
Extinction probability
10%
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Location
Tanzania, Mbeya, Mbeya
-8.827500, 33.263889
Location Remarks
Pungaluma Hills, NE of Mshewe Village, above Utengule Coffee Estate factory in miombo woodland on W-facing slope. 1550 m elev.
Collectors
Roy E. Gereau, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Tree 4 m with spreading crown. Petals white.
