Native to Cameroon, Guinea, Nigeria, Sierra Leone; presence uncertain in Equatorial Guinea (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 1 country.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

No collection number

October 11, 2004

Location

Madagascar, Diana, Antsiranana (Limbe Botanic Garden)

-12.611667, 49.461667

Location Remarks

City of Limbe

Collectors

No collectors specified

No collection number

January 1, 1900

Location

Madagascar, Diana, Antsiranana (Limbe Botanic Garden)

-12.611667, 49.461667

Location Remarks

City of Limbe

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Poales

Family

Cyperaceae

Genus

Microdracoides

Specific Epithet

squamosa

Authorship

Hua

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Moderate

ED 17.0

Moderately distinct — it has closer living relatives than the most isolated species.

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

1.9

Global rank

#16,681 of 335,497

Top 5%

Extinction probability

13%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →