Native to Cape Provinces, Free State (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
South Africa, Northern Cape
-31.226944, 19.243056
Location Remarks
Bokkeveld Plateau. Off R357 N of Nieuwoudtville, road to Gannabos, region of Aloe dichotoma forest
Collectors
Christopher Davidson, Christopher Dalzell, Sharon R. Christoph
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Asparagales
Family
Asparagaceae
Genus
Massonia
Specific Epithet
depressa
Authorship
Houtt.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 0.9
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.1
Global rank
#253,550 of 335,497
Top 76%
Extinction probability
12%