Commelina hockii, RGereau6981--Tanz. Mbeya Rural Distr. Pungaluma Hills. 23 Jan 08. 023.jpg
Native to Malawi, Tanzania, Zambia (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 1 country.
Location
Tanzania, Mbeya, Mbeya (Mshewe)
-8.8275, 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, Sharon A. Bodine
Notes
Occasional. Upper petals light blue with red-purple claw; lower petal translucent white; filaments red-purple; anthers yellow with purple connective.
Location
Tanzania, Njombe, Makete (Kitulo)
-9.033083, 33.892667
Location Remarks
Kitulo National Park. Kitulo Plateau mmontane grassland. 2713 m elev.
Collectors
William J. Kindeketa, Roy E. Gereau, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Commelinales
Family
Commelinaceae
Genus
Commelina
Specific Epithet
kituloensis
Authorship
Faden
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
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.4
Global rank
#128,266 of 335,497
Top 39%
Extinction probability
13%
