Streptocarpus buchananii, RGereau7015--Tanz. Mbeya Rural Distr. Ngozi Crater. 26 Jan 08. 141.jpg
Streptocarpus buchananii C.B.Clarke belongs to the Gesneriaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Lamiales
Family
Gesneriaceae
Genus
Streptocarpus
Specific Epithet
buchananii
Authorship
C.B.Clarke
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 3.1
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.4
Global rank
#129,226 of 335,497
Top 39%
Extinction probability
13%
Location
Tanzania, Mbeya, Rungwe
-9.035833, 33.569722
Location Remarks
Mporoto Ridge; beginning of access road to Ngozi Crater, in lower montane forest. 2015 m elev.
Collectors
Roy E. Gereau, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, William J. Kindeketa, O.A. Kibure, Sharon A. Bodine
Notes
Occasional in leaf litter, sometimes epiphytic. Corolla red-purple with darker purple vertical lines inside upper lip and tiny dark purple dots on lower lip.
