Cowiea borneensis Wernham belongs to the Rubiaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.

Davidson, C 12713

October 8, 2014

Location

Malaysia, Sabah, Interior (Tenom)

Location Remarks

Crocker Range National Park. Substesen Melalap. Lowland dipterocarp forest. 440 m elev.

Collectors

Martin W. Callmander, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Postar Miun, Jeisin Jumian

Notes

Liana. Extraordinarily long, pendant inflorescences.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Gentianales

Family

Rubiaceae

Genus

Cowiea

Specific Epithet

borneensis

Authorship

Wernham

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 1.6

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

Threat status

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

0.1

Global rank

#285,653 of 335,497

Top 86%

Extinction probability

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →