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heterophylla

Taxon

Turraea heterophylla Sm.

Protologue Cycl. [A. Rees], (London ed.) xxxvi. n. 6.BHLIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Predicted not threatened
Turraea heterophylla--Ghana. Aburi Botanic Garden. 11 Dec 03. 131.jpg

Turraea heterophylla--Ghana. Aburi Botanic Garden. 11 Dec 03. 131.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Native to Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Togo (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

Davidson C., Christoph S.R. s.n.

December 11, 2003

Location

Ghana, Eastern, Akuapim (Aburi, Aburi Botanic Gardens)

5.8512, -0.17296

Location Remarks

Aburi village, 30 km north of Accra

Collectors

Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Sapindales

Family

Meliaceae

Genus

Turraea

Specific Epithet

heterophylla

Authorship

Sm.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 4.4

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

0.3

Global rank

#134,759 of 335,497

Top 41%

Extinction probability

11%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →