Erythrocephalum longifolium Benth. ex Oliv. belongs to the Asteraceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Erythrocephalum longifolium, RGereau7050--Tanz. Mbeya Rural Distr. Utengule Coffee Lodge. 26 Jan 08. 054.jpg
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Asterales
Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Erythrocephalum
Specific Epithet
longifolium
Authorship
Benth. ex Oliv.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 0.4
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.0
Global rank
#296,845 of 335,497
Top 89%
Extinction probability
13%
Location
Tanzania, Mbeya, Mbeya
-8.827500, 33.263889
Location Remarks
Pungaluma Hills, NE of Mshewe Village, above Utengule Coffee Estate factory in miombo woodland on W-facing slope. 1550 m elev.
Collectors
Roy E. Gereau, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Frequent. Ray corollas pink outside, bright red inside; disk corollas dark red. Abundant "metallic" beetles.
