Curtisia dentata--South Africa. Kirstenbosch Bot. Gard. 24 Aug 09. 006 (3).jpg
Native to Cape Provinces, Eswatini, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Zimbabwe; introduced into St.Helena (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 1 country.
Location
South Africa, Mpumalanga, Ehlanzeni (Thaba Chweu, Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden | Lydenburg)
-25.315833, 30.495278
Location Remarks
Rhodes Dr., Newlands, Cape Town
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
South Africa, Western Cape (Bergrivier NU)
-32.732111, 18.187222
Location Remarks
Dirt road continuation of R27, along the coast 5 km N of Velddrif. Coastal dunes.
Collectors
Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Christopher Dalzell
Notes
Tree 8 m.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Cornales
Family
Curtisiaceae
Genus
Curtisia
Specific Epithet
dentata
Authorship
(Burm.fil.) C.A.Sm.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Very high
ED 59.6
Among the most evolutionarily isolated plants known — losing it erases an irreplaceable branch of the plant tree of life.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
3.3
Global rank
#6,389 of 335,497
Top 2%
Extinction probability
5%
