Barbeuia madagascariensis Steud. belongs to the Barbeuiaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Family
Barbeuiaceae
Genus
Barbeuia
Specific Epithet
madagascariensis
Authorship
Steud.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Very high
ED 77.8
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
4.4
Global rank
#4,076 of 335,497
Top 2%
Extinction probability
6%
Location
Madagascar, Vatovavy-Fitovinany
-21.331944, 47.673889
Location Remarks
About 7 km E of Ifandiana on National Route 45. Vegetation overhanging roadside along southern side of road. Degraded.
Collectors
Zachary Scott Rogers, H. Razafindraibe, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Peter B. Phillipson