Anomatheca laxa--So.Africa. Mpumal. Buffelskloof Private Nat. Res. 17 Mch 05. 434.jpg
Native to Cape Provinces, DR Congo, Eswatini, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia; introduced into Argentina Northeast, Florida, Madeira, Mauritius, New South Wales, Norfolk Is., Réunion (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 1 country.
Location
South Africa, Mpumalanga, Ehlanzeni (Thaba Chweu, Lydenburg)
-25.315833, 30.495278
Location Remarks
Buffelskloof Private Nature Reserve
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal
-31.006667, 30.177222
Location Remarks
Umtamvuna Nature Reserve, west of Port Edward. Rock outcrop in grassland along the south rim of the gorge.
Collectors
No collectors specified
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Asparagales
Family
Iridaceae
Genus
Freesia
Specific Epithet
laxa
Authorship
(Thunb.) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 7.1
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.6
Global rank
#84,578 of 335,497
Top 26%
Extinction probability
10%
