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.

M. Sainge, et al. 2625

April 19, 2011

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

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Dioscoreales

Family

Burmanniaceae

Genus

Afrothismia

Specific Epithet

korupensis

Authorship

Sainge & T.Franke

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

Conservation (EDGE)

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.

EDGE List

Threat status

Critically Endangered

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

24.2

Global rank

#76 of 335,497

Top 100 globally

Extinction probability

100%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →