Dorstenia benguellensis Welw. belongs to the Moraceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Dorstenia benguellensis, RGereau7044--Tanz. Mbeya Rural Distr. Utengule Coffee Lodge. 26 Jan 08. 091.jpg
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Rosales
Family
Moraceae
Genus
Dorstenia
Specific Epithet
benguellensis
Authorship
Welw.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Moderate
ED 18.2
Moderately distinct — it has closer living relatives than the most isolated species.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
2.2
Global rank
#12,721 of 335,497
Top 4%
Extinction probability
13%
Location
Tanzania, Mbeya, Mbeya
-8.827500, 33.263889
Location Remarks
Pungaluma Hills, NE of Mshewe Village, above Utengule Coffee Estate factory in miombo woodland on W-facing slope. 1550 m elev.
Collectors
Roy E. Gereau, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Frequent cormous perennial. Inflorescence pale yellow-green.
