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.

Davidson C., et al. 12336

March 17, 2014

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.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Sapindales

Family

Meliaceae

Genus

Turraeanthus

Specific Epithet

africanus

Authorship

(Welw. ex C.DC.) Pellegr.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

Conservation (EDGE)

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.

EDGE List

Threat status

Vulnerable

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

2.0

Global rank

#14,816 of 335,497

Top 5%

Extinction probability

24%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →