Turraeanthus africanus (Welw. ex C.DC.) Pellegr. belongs to the Meliaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Sapindales
Family
Meliaceae
Genus
Turraeanthus
Specific Epithet
africanus
Authorship
(Welw. ex C.DC.) Pellegr.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 9.7
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
2.0
Global rank
#14,816 of 335,497
Top 5%
Extinction probability
24%
Location
Cameroon, Southwest
4.085056, 9.050194
Location Remarks
S end of Mount Cameroon National Park. Bakingili Trail from Bakingili Village on Hwy N-3. Various places along trail N toward park boundary. Elev. 300 m.
Collectors
Christopher Davidson, David Kenfack, Paul Ndumbe, Elias NDive, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Tree 9-10 m.