Thunbergia Retz. belongs to the Acanthaceae family. Flora of the World contains 2 recorded occurrences of this taxon, distributed across 2 countries.
Thunbergia, Davidson, C 12378--Cameroon. Bakengili Trail, Mt. Cameroon. 24 Mar 2014. DSC03587 (49).JPG
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Lamiales
Family
Acanthaceae
Genus
Thunbergia
Authorship
Retz.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 0.8
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
#228,014 of 335,497
Top 68%
Extinction probability
16%
Location
Cameroon, Southwest
4.085056, 9.050194
Location Remarks
S end of Mount Cameroon National Park. Bakingili Trail from Bakingili Village on Hwy N-3. Various places along trail N toward park boundary. Elev. 300 m.
Collectors
Christopher Davidson, David Kenfack, Paul Ndumbe, Elias NDive, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Primary lowland rainforest (Atlantic Tropical Forest). Robust liana. Appears to be naturalized garden escape persisting since colonial times.
Location
Tanzania, Njombe, Makete
-9.033083, 33.892667
Location Remarks
Kitulo National Park. Kitulo Plateau mmontane grassland. 2713 m elev.
Collectors
William J. Kindeketa, Roy E. Gereau, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Vine climbing over shrubery on the roadside.
