Plumbago auriculata Lam. belongs to the Plumbaginaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Plumbago auriculata--So.Africa. E. Cape. Uitenhage Nat. Res. 6 Mch 05. 136.jpg
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Family
Plumbaginaceae
Genus
Plumbago
Specific Epithet
auriculata
Authorship
Lam.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Moderate
ED 13.2
Moderately distinct — it has closer living relatives than the most isolated species.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
1.1
Global rank
#35,090 of 335,497
Top 11%
Extinction probability
10%
Location
South Africa, Eastern Cape
-33.902222, 25.212222
Location Remarks
Van Staden's Wildflower Reserve is about 40 km west of Port Elizabeth, on the old cape Road (R102). Take the N2 out of the city towards Cape Town. After 40km turn left off the N2 to Van Staden's Pass. The entrance to the Flower Reserve is on the right less than a kilometre from the N2.
Collectors
No collectors specified
