Sarcophyte sanguinea Sparrm. belongs to the Balanophoraceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Sarcophyte sanguinea--Kenya. Athi River, s of Nairobi. B.Cameron's Gard. 27 Jun 04. 050.jpg
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Santalales
Family
Balanophoraceae
Genus
Sarcophyte
Specific Epithet
sanguinea
Authorship
Sparrm.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
High
ED 40.7
Sits on a long, isolated branch of the plant tree of life, with relatively few close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
3.8
Global rank
#5,067 of 335,497
Top 2%
Extinction probability
10%
Location
Kenya
-0.378611, 35.266389
Location Remarks
Gilgil on Hwy A1
Collectors
No collectors specified
