Afrothismia korupensis, Sainge, M 2625--Cameroon. Korup N. P. 20 Apr 2011. 2 (2).jpg
Afrothismia korupensis, Sainge, M 2625--Cameroon. Korup N. P. 20 Apr 2011. 2 (1).jpg
Endemic to Cameroon (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
Cameroon, Southwest
5.285876, 9.057098
Location Remarks
Korup National Park. KFDP 50-ha plot (plot 42/24).
Collectors
Moses Sainge, David Kenfack, J. Wright, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Dioscoreales
Family
Burmanniaceae
Genus
Afrothismia
Specific Epithet
korupensis
Authorship
Sainge & T.Franke
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
High
ED 28.6
Sits on a long, isolated branch of the plant tree of life, with relatively few close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
24.2
Global rank
#76 of 335,497
Top 100 globally
Extinction probability
100%
