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.
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
Location
Ghana
Location Remarks
Accra-Dodowa Rd
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
Ghana
Location Remarks
Accra-Dodowa Rd
Collectors
No collectors specified
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Malvales
Family
Malvaceae
Genus
Bombax
Specific Epithet
buonopozense
Authorship
Beauverd
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
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.2
Global rank
#179,291 of 335,497
Top 54%
Extinction probability
6%