Putterlickia pyracantha (L.) Szyszyl. belongs to the Celastraceae family. Flora of the World contains 2 recorded occurrences of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Putterlickia pyracantha, Davidson, C 12273--South Africa. Western Cape. S of Oudtschoorn. 20 Jan 2014. DSC00850 (9).JPG
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Celastrales
Family
Celastraceae
Genus
Putterlickia
Specific Epithet
pyracantha
Authorship
(L.) Szyszyl.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 0.6
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.0
Global rank
#316,037 of 335,497
Top 95%
Extinction probability
5%
Location
South Africa, Western Cape
-32.732111, 18.187222
Location Remarks
Dirt road continuation of R27, along the coast 5 km N of Velddrif. Coastal dunes.
Collectors
Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Christopher Dalzell
Notes
Spiny, divaricately branched shrub 2 m.
Location
South Africa, Eastern Cape
-33.902222, 25.212222
Location Remarks
Van Staden's Wildflower Reserve is about 40 km west of Port Elizabeth, on the old cape Road (R102). Take the N2 out of the city towards Cape Town. After 40km turn left off the N2 to Van Staden's Pass. The entrance to the Flower Reserve is on the right less than a kilometre from the N2.
Collectors
No collectors specified
