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Mystroxylon aethiopicum, [Z.Rogers629]--Madag. Prov. Tuliar. Parc Nat. Zombitse. 13 Jan 06. 376.jpg
Native to Aldabra, Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Caprivi Strip, Central African Republic, Comoros, DR Congo, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Free State, Guinea, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Somalia, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 1 country.
Location
Madagascar, Atsimo-Atsinanana, Toliara (Sakaraha)
-22.886389, 44.692222
Location Remarks
Zombitse National Park. Along trail to the west of the main parking lot just off of National Route ú7. Specimens preserved in alcohol.
Collectors
Zachary Scott Rogers, Rolland Ranaivojaona, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Location
Madagascar, Diana, Antsiranana (Ambatozavavy)
-13.413056, 48.335556
Location Remarks
Nosy Be, SE corner of island in Lokobe Forest. Along sandy beach. Specimens preserved in alcohol.
Collectors
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Celastrales
Family
Celastraceae
Genus
Mystroxylon
Specific Epithet
aethiopicum
Authorship
(Thunb.) Loes.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 0.1
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.0
Global rank
#330,389 of 335,497
Top 99%
Extinction probability
6%
