Native to Comoros, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Somalia, Tanzania; introduced into Florida (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
Madagascar, Diana, Antsiranana
-13.413056, 48.335556
Location Remarks
Nosy Be, SE corner of island in Lokobe Forest. Along sandy beach. Specimens preserved in alcohol.
Collectors
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Sapindales
Family
Anacardiaceae
Genus
Sorindeia
Specific Epithet
madagascariensis
Authorship
(Spreng.) DC.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 1.9
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
#264,448 of 335,497
Top 79%
Extinction probability
6%