Dyschoriste trichocalyx (Oliv.) Lindau belongs to the Acanthaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.

Gereau, R 7057

January 26, 2008

Location

Tanzania, Mbeya, Mbeya

-8.8275, 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

Herb to 1.5 m high. Corolla white with purple marks in throat.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Lamiales

Family

Acanthaceae

Genus

Dyschoriste

Specific Epithet

trichocalyx

Authorship

(Oliv.) Lindau

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 1.8

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

0.2

Global rank

#187,921 of 335,497

Top 57%

Extinction probability

13%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →