Native to Angola, Congo, DR Congo, Gabon, Zambia (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
Gabon, Estuaire
0.416278, 9.490083
Location Remarks
Libreville - Aboretum Sibang. Elev. 30 m.
Collectors
Gretchen Walters, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, J.P. Van de Weghe
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Poales
Family
Xyridaceae
Genus
Xyris
Specific Epithet
imitatrix
Authorship
Malme
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Moderate
ED 17.5
Moderately distinct — it has closer living relatives than the most isolated species.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
2.0
Global rank
#15,501 of 335,497
Top 5%
Extinction probability
13%