Jateorhiza palmata (Lam.) Miers belongs to the Menispermaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ranunculales
Family
Menispermaceae
Genus
Jateorhiza
Specific Epithet
palmata
Authorship
(Lam.) Miers
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 5.2
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.5
Global rank
#92,055 of 335,497
Top 28%
Extinction probability
10%
Location
Tanzania, Morogoro, Ulanga
-8.619167, 36.725556
Location Remarks
Vigoi Division, Isogo Ward. Behind Chikuti Village store, along road to Ifakara. 530 m elev.
Collectors
Sharon A. Bodine, Roy E. Gereau, P. Ezrom, William J. Kindeketa, Gabriel Simon Laizer, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, O.C. Nkawamba
Notes
Extensive liana. Flowers in long, pendent racemes, green. Small, shady canyon in Miombo woodland.