Afrothismia korupensis Sainge & T.Franke belongs to the Burmanniaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Afrothismia korupensis, Sainge, M 2625--Cameroon. Korup N. P. 20 Apr 2011. 2 (2).jpg
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Dioscoreales
Family
Burmanniaceae
Genus
Afrothismia
Specific Epithet
korupensis
Authorship
Sainge & T.Franke
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
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%
Location
Cameroon, Southwest, Ndian (Mundemba)
Location Remarks
Korup National Park. KFDP 50-ha plot (plot 42/24).
Collectors
