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atriplicifolia

Taxon

Thunbergia atriplicifolia E.Mey.

Protologue Zwei Pflanzengeogr. Docum. 226. [1843-1844] , nomen; et ex Nees, in DC. Prod. xi. 56BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Predicted not threatened
Thunbergia atriplicifolia--KwaZuluNatal. Kloof Gorge. Uve Trial. 28 Sep 03. 057.jpg

Thunbergia atriplicifolia--KwaZuluNatal. Kloof Gorge. Uve Trial. 28 Sep 03. 057.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Thunbergia atriplicifolia--KwaZuluNatal. Kloof Gorge. Uve Trial. 28 Sep 03. 060.jpg

Thunbergia atriplicifolia--KwaZuluNatal. Kloof Gorge. Uve Trial. 28 Sep 03. 060.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Thunbergia atriplicifolia--KwaZuluNatal. Kloof Gorge. Uve Trial. 28 Sep 03. 059.jpg

Thunbergia atriplicifolia--KwaZuluNatal. Kloof Gorge. Uve Trial. 28 Sep 03. 059.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Thunbergia atriplicifolia--KwaZuluNatal. Kloof Gorge. Uve Trial. 28 Sep 03. 056.jpg

Thunbergia atriplicifolia--KwaZuluNatal. Kloof Gorge. Uve Trial. 28 Sep 03. 056.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Thunbergia atriplicifolia--KwaZuluNatal. Kloof Gorge. Uve Trial. 28 Sep 03. 061.jpg

Thunbergia atriplicifolia--KwaZuluNatal. Kloof Gorge. Uve Trial. 28 Sep 03. 061.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Native to Cape Provinces, Eswatini, KwaZulu-Natal, Northern Provinces (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

No collection number

September 28, 2003

Location

South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal (Hibiscus Coast NU)

-31.006667, 30.177222

Location Remarks

Umtamvuna Nature Reserve, west of Port Edward. Rock outcrop in grassland along the south rim of the gorge.

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Lamiales

Family

Acanthaceae

Genus

Thunbergia

Specific Epithet

atriplicifolia

Authorship

E.Mey.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 0.8

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.1

Global rank

#271,012 of 335,497

Top 81%

Extinction probability

10%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →