Ficalhoa laurifolia Hiern belongs to the Sladeniaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Ficalhoa laurifolia, WKindeketa2979--Tanz. Rungwe Distr. Rungwe For. Res. 24 Jan 08. 093.jpg
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ericales
Family
Sladeniaceae
Genus
Ficalhoa
Specific Epithet
laurifolia
Authorship
Hiern
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
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
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.1
Global rank
#275,331 of 335,497
Top 83%
Extinction probability
6%
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.
