Helixanthera kirkii, RGereau6898--Tanz. Nawenge For. Res., ca. Mahenge. 20 Feb 06. 322.jpg
Native to Angola, Kenya, Mozambique, Somalia, Tanzania (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
Tanzania, Morogoro, Ulanga (Msogezi)
-8.619167, 36.725556
Location Remarks
Vigoi Division, Isogo Ward. Behind Chikuti Village store, along road to Ifakara. 530 m elev.
Collectors
Roy E. Gereau, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, O.C. Nkawamba
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Santalales
Family
Loranthaceae
Genus
Helixanthera
Specific Epithet
kirkii
Authorship
(Oliv.) Danser
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Moderate
ED 10.8
Moderately distinct — it has closer living relatives than the most isolated species.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
1.5
Global rank
#24,209 of 335,497
Top 8%
Extinction probability
14%
