Native to 33 botanical countries across Africa and Southern America; introduced into Benin, Senegal (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
Gabon, Estuaire
0.416278, 9.490083
Location Remarks
Libreville - Aboretum Sibang. Elev. 30 m.
Collectors
Gretchen Walters, Christopher Davidson, Prance Bissiemou, Sharon R. Christoph, Diosdado Nguema, Etienne Mounoumoulossi
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Malpighiales
Family
Rhizophoraceae
Genus
Rhizophora
Specific Epithet
racemosa
Authorship
G.Mey.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 3.0
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.2
Global rank
#213,818 of 335,497
Top 64%
Extinction probability
6%