Ficalhoa laurifolia Hiern belongs to the Sladeniaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.

Kindeketa, W 2979

January 23, 2008

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

William J. Kindeketa, Roy E. Gereau, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph

Notes

Tree 15 m.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Ericales

Family

Sladeniaceae

Genus

Ficalhoa

Specific Epithet

laurifolia

Authorship

Hiern

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 1.8

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

0.1

Global rank

#275,331 of 335,497

Top 83%

Extinction probability

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →