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Taxon

Cliffortia ruscifolia L.

Protologue Sp. Pl. 2: 1038. 1753 [1 May 1753]BHL IPNI

AcceptedGBIF

EDGE Research • Predicted not threatened

Cliffortia ruscifolia L. belongs to the Rosaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.

Cliffortia, Z. Rogers 1258--So. Africa. W. Cape. E of Stanford, Hermanus Rd. 19 Jan 09. 017.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Rogers, Z 1258

January 18, 2009

Location

South Africa, Western Cape

-32.732111, 18.187222

Location Remarks

Dirt road continuation of R27, along the coast 5 km N of Velddrif. Coastal dunes.

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Rosales

Family

Rosaceae

Genus

Cliffortia

Specific Epithet

ruscifolia

Authorship

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

High

ED 31.6

Sits on a long, isolated branch of the plant tree of life, with relatively few close relatives.

EDGE Research

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

3.5

Global rank

#5,973 of 335,497

Top 2%

Extinction probability

11%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →