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Cussonia spicata Thunb.

Protologue Nova Acta Regiae Soc. Sci. Upsal. iii. (1780) 212. t. 13.BHLIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Predicted not threatened
Cussonia spicata--So.Africa. Mpumal. Buffelskloof Private Nat. Res. 17 Mch 05. 331.jpg

Cussonia spicata--So.Africa. Mpumal. Buffelskloof Private Nat. Res. 17 Mch 05. 331.jpg

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Cussonia spicata--So.Africa. Mpumal. Buffelskloof Private Nat. Res. 17 Mch 05. 340.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Cussonia spicata--So.Africa. Mpumal. Buffelskloof Private Nat. Res. 17 Mch 05. 330.jpg

Cussonia spicata--So.Africa. Mpumal. Buffelskloof Private Nat. Res. 17 Mch 05. 330.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Cussonia spicata--So.Africa. Mpumal. Buffelskloof Private Nat. Res. 17 Mch 05. 328.jpg

Cussonia spicata--So.Africa. Mpumal. Buffelskloof Private Nat. Res. 17 Mch 05. 328.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Cussonia spicata--So.Africa. Mpumal. Buffelskloof Private Nat. Res. 17 Mch 05. 336.jpg

Cussonia spicata--So.Africa. Mpumal. Buffelskloof Private Nat. Res. 17 Mch 05. 336.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Cussonia spicata--So.Africa. Mpumal. Buffelskloof Private Nat. Res. 17 Mch 05. 335.jpg

Cussonia spicata--So.Africa. Mpumal. Buffelskloof Private Nat. Res. 17 Mch 05. 335.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Cussonia spicata--So.Africa. Mpumal. Buffelskloof Private Nat. Res. 17 Mch 05. 334.jpg

Cussonia spicata--So.Africa. Mpumal. Buffelskloof Private Nat. Res. 17 Mch 05. 334.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Cussonia spicata--So.Africa. Mpumal. Buffelskloof Private Nat. Res. 17 Mch 05. 333.jpg

Cussonia spicata--So.Africa. Mpumal. Buffelskloof Private Nat. Res. 17 Mch 05. 333.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Cussonia spicata--So.Africa. Mpumal. Buffelskloof Private Nat. Res. 17 Mch 05. 337.jpg

Cussonia spicata--So.Africa. Mpumal. Buffelskloof Private Nat. Res. 17 Mch 05. 337.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Cussonia spicata--So.Africa. Mpumal. Buffelskloof Private Nat. Res. 17 Mch 05. 339.jpg

Cussonia spicata--So.Africa. Mpumal. Buffelskloof Private Nat. Res. 17 Mch 05. 339.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Cussonia spicata--So.Africa. Mpumal. Buffelskloof Private Nat. Res. 17 Mch 05. 329.jpg

Cussonia spicata--So.Africa. Mpumal. Buffelskloof Private Nat. Res. 17 Mch 05. 329.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Cussonia spicata--So.Africa. Mpumal. Buffelskloof Private Nat. Res. 17 Mch 05. 338.jpg

Cussonia spicata--So.Africa. Mpumal. Buffelskloof Private Nat. Res. 17 Mch 05. 338.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Cussonia spicata--So.Africa. Mpumal. Buffelskloof Private Nat. Res. 17 Mch 05. 332.jpg

Cussonia spicata--So.Africa. Mpumal. Buffelskloof Private Nat. Res. 17 Mch 05. 332.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Cussonia spicata--So.Africa. E. Cape. Uitenhage Nat. Res. 6 Mch 05. 100.jpg

Cussonia spicata--So.Africa. E. Cape. Uitenhage Nat. Res. 6 Mch 05. 100.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Cussonia spicata--So.Africa. E. Cape. Uitenhage Nat. Res. 6 Mch 05. 094.jpg

Cussonia spicata--So.Africa. E. Cape. Uitenhage Nat. Res. 6 Mch 05. 094.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Cussonia spicata--So.Africa. E. Cape. Uitenhage Nat. Res. 6 Mch 05. 097.jpg

Cussonia spicata--So.Africa. E. Cape. Uitenhage Nat. Res. 6 Mch 05. 097.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Cussonia spicata--So.Africa. E. Cape. Uitenhage Nat. Res. 6 Mch 05. 096.jpg

Cussonia spicata--So.Africa. E. Cape. Uitenhage Nat. Res. 6 Mch 05. 096.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Cussonia spicata--So.Africa. E. Cape. Uitenhage Nat. Res. 6 Mch 05. 098.jpg

Cussonia spicata--So.Africa. E. Cape. Uitenhage Nat. Res. 6 Mch 05. 098.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Cussonia spicata--So.Africa. E. Cape. Uitenhage Nat. Res. 6 Mch 05. 099.jpg

Cussonia spicata--So.Africa. E. Cape. Uitenhage Nat. Res. 6 Mch 05. 099.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Cussonia spicata--So.Africa. E. Cape. Uitenhage Nat. Res. 6 Mch 05. 095.jpg

Cussonia spicata--So.Africa. E. Cape. Uitenhage Nat. Res. 6 Mch 05. 095.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Native to Botswana, Cape Provinces, Comoros, DR Congo, Eswatini, Free State, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, 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

No collection number

March 6, 2005

Location

South Africa, Eastern Cape (Woodridge)

-33.902222, 25.212222

Location Remarks

Van Staden's Wildflower Reserve is about 40 km west of Port Elizabeth, on the old cape Road (R102). Take the N2 out of the city towards Cape Town. After 40km turn left off the N2 to Van Staden's Pass. The entrance to the Flower Reserve is on the right less than a kilometre from the N2.

Collectors

No collectors specified

No collection number

March 17, 2005

Location

South Africa, Mpumalanga, Ehlanzeni (Thaba Chweu, Lydenburg)

-25.315833, 30.495278

Location Remarks

Buffelskloof Private Nature Reserve

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Apiales

Family

Araliaceae

Genus

Cussonia

Specific Epithet

spicata

Authorship

Thunb.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 0.2

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

#325,802 of 335,497

Top 98%

Extinction probability

9%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →