Freesia laxa (Thunb.) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning belongs to the Iridaceae family. Flora of the World contains 2 recorded occurrences of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Anomatheca laxa--So.Africa. Mpumal. Buffelskloof Private Nat. Res. 17 Mch 05. 434.jpg
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Asparagales
Family
Iridaceae
Genus
Freesia
Specific Epithet
laxa
Authorship
(Thunb.) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
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%
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
