Hagenia abyssinica (Bruce) J.F.Gmel. belongs to the Rosaceae family. Flora of the World contains 2 recorded occurrences of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Hagenia abyssinica, RGereau7025--Tanz. Mbeya Rural Distr. Ngozi Crater. 26 Jan 08. 084.jpg
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Rosales
Family
Rosaceae
Genus
Hagenia
Specific Epithet
abyssinica
Authorship
(Bruce) J.F.Gmel.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Moderate
ED 16.2
Moderately distinct — it has closer living relatives than the most isolated species.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.8
Global rank
#54,570 of 335,497
Top 17%
Extinction probability
6%
Location
Tanzania, Mbeya, Rungwe
-9.035833, 33.569722
Location Remarks
Mporoto Ridge; beginning of access road to Ngozi Crater, in lower montane forest. 2015 m elev.
Collectors
Roy E. Gereau, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, William J. Kindeketa, O.A. Kibure, Sharon A. Bodine
Notes
Tree ca. 7 m high. Fruiting sepals pale green with darker veins; petals pale yellow-green.
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, William J. Kindeketa, O.A. Kibure, Sharon A. Bodine
Notes
Arborescent shrub 6-7 m high. Petals and disk green tinged pink-purple.
