Native to Bangladesh, Burundi, Comoros, Djibouti, DR Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen; introduced into Caroline Is., Colombia, Cook Is., Gilbert Is., Marianas, Marshall Is., Norfolk Is., Samoa, Society Is., Trinidad-Tobago, Tubuai Is., Vanuatu, Windward Is. (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 2 countries.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

No collection number

January 14, 2003

Location

United States, Florida, Miami-Dade County (Coral Gables)

25.676781, -80.272034

Location Remarks

10901 Old Cutler Rd., Coral Gables

Collectors

No collectors specified

No collection number

July 10, 2004

Location

Kenya, Limuru District

Location Remarks

Limuru village, 25 km north of Nairobi. Brackenhurst Botanic Garden & Forest. Trailside near Brackenhurst Center.

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Gentianales

Family

Rubiaceae

Genus

Pentas

Specific Epithet

lanceolata

Authorship

(Forssk.) Deflers

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 0.3

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

0.0

Global rank

#317,982 of 335,497

Top 95%

Extinction probability

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →