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obtusifolia

Taxon

Turraea obtusifolia Hochst.

Protologue Flora 27(1): 296 (err. typ. 962). 1844BHLIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Least Concern
Turraea obtusifolia--So.Africa. Mpumal. twd Rietfontein. 16 Mch 05. 327.jpg

Turraea obtusifolia--So.Africa. Mpumal. twd Rietfontein. 16 Mch 05. 327.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Turraea obtusifolia--So.Africa. Mpumal. twd Rietfontein. 16 Mch 05. 331.jpg

Turraea obtusifolia--So.Africa. Mpumal. twd Rietfontein. 16 Mch 05. 331.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Turraea obtusifolia--So.Africa. Mpumal. twd Rietfontein. 16 Mch 05. 328.jpg

Turraea obtusifolia--So.Africa. Mpumal. twd Rietfontein. 16 Mch 05. 328.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Turraea obtusifolia--So.Africa. Mpumal. twd Rietfontein. 16 Mch 05. 333.jpg

Turraea obtusifolia--So.Africa. Mpumal. twd Rietfontein. 16 Mch 05. 333.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Turraea obtusifolia--So.Africa. Mpumal. twd Rietfontein. 16 Mch 05. 323.jpg

Turraea obtusifolia--So.Africa. Mpumal. twd Rietfontein. 16 Mch 05. 323.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Turraea obtusifolia--So.Africa. Mpumal. twd Rietfontein. 16 Mch 05. 330.jpg

Turraea obtusifolia--So.Africa. Mpumal. twd Rietfontein. 16 Mch 05. 330.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Turraea obtusifolia--So.Africa. Mpumal. twd Rietfontein. 16 Mch 05. 324.jpg

Turraea obtusifolia--So.Africa. Mpumal. twd Rietfontein. 16 Mch 05. 324.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Turraea obtusifolia--So.Africa. Mpumal. twd Rietfontein. 16 Mch 05. 332.jpg

Turraea obtusifolia--So.Africa. Mpumal. twd Rietfontein. 16 Mch 05. 332.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Turraea obtusifolia--So.Africa. Mpumal. twd Rietfontein. 16 Mch 05. 326.jpg

Turraea obtusifolia--So.Africa. Mpumal. twd Rietfontein. 16 Mch 05. 326.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Turraea obtusifolia--So.Africa. Mpumal. twd Rietfontein. 16 Mch 05. 329.jpg

Turraea obtusifolia--So.Africa. Mpumal. twd Rietfontein. 16 Mch 05. 329.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Turraea obtusifolia--So.Africa. Mpumal. twd Rietfontein. 16 Mch 05. 325.jpg

Turraea obtusifolia--So.Africa. Mpumal. twd Rietfontein. 16 Mch 05. 325.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Turraea obtusifolia--So. Africa. Durban Bot. Gard. 3 Oct 03. 084.jpg

Turraea obtusifolia--So. Africa. Durban Bot. Gard. 3 Oct 03. 084.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Turraea obtusifolia--So. Africa. Durban Bot. Gard. 3 Oct 03. 085.jpg

Turraea obtusifolia--So. Africa. Durban Bot. Gard. 3 Oct 03. 085.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Turraea obtusifolia--So. Africa. Durban Bot. Gard. 3 Oct 03.086.jpg

Turraea obtusifolia--So. Africa. Durban Bot. Gard. 3 Oct 03.086.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Turraea obtusifolia--So. Africa. Durban Bot. Gard. 3 Oct 03. 087.jpg

Turraea obtusifolia--So. Africa. Durban Bot. Gard. 3 Oct 03. 087.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Native to Botswana, Cape Provinces, Eswatini, KwaZulu-Natal, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Zimbabwe (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences 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.

March 16, 2005

Location

South Africa, Mpumalanga (Umjindi NU)

-25.795278, 31.085278

Location Remarks

Southeast of Barberton on highway R40 toward Swaziland. Saddleback Pass in Moodie Mountains.

Collectors

Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph

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

October 3, 2003

Location

South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal (Durban, Durban Botanic Garden)

-29.84663, 31.00417

Location Remarks

70 St. Thomas Road, Durban

Collectors

Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph

Notes

Durban Bot. Garden

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Sapindales

Family

Meliaceae

Genus

Turraea

Specific Epithet

obtusifolia

Authorship

Hochst.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 4.2

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

Threat status

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

0.2

Global rank

#211,042 of 335,497

Top 63%

Extinction probability

5%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →