Native to Angola, Benin, Cabinda, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, DR Congo, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Togo, Uganda (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 3 occurrences across 1 country.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

No collection number

December 11, 2003

Location

Ghana, Eastern, Akuapim (Aburi, Aburi Botanic Gardens)

5.8512, -0.17296

Location Remarks

Aburi village, 30 km north of Accra

Collectors

No collectors specified

No collection number

December 13, 2003

Location

Ghana

Location Remarks

Accra-Dodowa Rd

Collectors

No collectors specified

No collection number

December 11, 2003

Location

Ghana

Location Remarks

Accra-Dodowa Rd

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Malvales

Family

Malvaceae

Genus

Bombax

Specific Epithet

buonopozense

Authorship

Beauverd

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 5.4

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

0.2

Global rank

#179,291 of 335,497

Top 54%

Extinction probability

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →