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.
Streptocarpus buchananii, RGereau7015--Tanz. Mbeya Rural Distr. Ngozi Crater. 26 Jan 08. 141.jpg
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Lamiales
Family
Gesneriaceae
Genus
Streptocarpus
Specific Epithet
buchananii
Authorship
C.B.Clarke
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
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.
