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difformis

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Anchomanes difformis (Blume) Engl.

Protologue Monogr. Phan. [A.DC. & C.DC.] 2: 304. 1879 [Sep 1879]BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Predicted not threatened
Anchomanes difformis--Cameroon. Limbe Botanic Garden. 7 Dec 03. 066.jpg

Anchomanes difformis--Cameroon. Limbe Botanic Garden. 7 Dec 03. 066.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

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Anchomanes difformis--Cameroon. Limbe Botanic Garden. 7 Dec 03. 079.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

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Anchomanes difformis--Cameroon. Limbe Botanic Garden. 7 Dec 03. 081.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Anchomanes difformis--Cameroon. Limbe Botanic Garden. 7 Dec 03. 080.jpg

Anchomanes difformis--Cameroon. Limbe Botanic Garden. 7 Dec 03. 080.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Anchomanes difformis--Cameroon. Limbe Botanic Garden. 7 Dec 03. 078.jpg

Anchomanes difformis--Cameroon. Limbe Botanic Garden. 7 Dec 03. 078.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Anchomanes difformis--Cameroon. Limbe Botanic Garden. 7 Dec 03. 024.jpg

Anchomanes difformis--Cameroon. Limbe Botanic Garden. 7 Dec 03. 024.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Anchomanes difformis--Cameroon. Limbe Botanic Garden. 7 Dec 03. 025.jpg

Anchomanes difformis--Cameroon. Limbe Botanic Garden. 7 Dec 03. 025.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Anchomanes difformis--Cameroon. Limbe Garden. 12 Oct 04. 020.jpg

Anchomanes difformis--Cameroon. Limbe Garden. 12 Oct 04. 020.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Anchomanes difformis--Cameroon. Limbe Garden. 12 Oct 04. 168.jpg

Anchomanes difformis--Cameroon. Limbe Garden. 12 Oct 04. 168.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Anchomanes difformis--Cameroon. Limbe Garden. 12 Oct 04. 174.jpg

Anchomanes difformis--Cameroon. Limbe Garden. 12 Oct 04. 174.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Anchomanes difformis--Cameroon. Limbe Garden. 12 Oct 04. 021.jpg

Anchomanes difformis--Cameroon. Limbe Garden. 12 Oct 04. 021.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Anchomanes difformis--Cameroon. Limbe Garden. 12 Oct 04. 175.jpg

Anchomanes difformis--Cameroon. Limbe Garden. 12 Oct 04. 175.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Anchomanes difformis--Cameroon. Limbe Garden. 12 Oct 04. 022.jpg

Anchomanes difformis--Cameroon. Limbe Garden. 12 Oct 04. 022.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Anchomanes difformis--Cameroon. Limbe Garden. 12 Oct 04. 176.jpg

Anchomanes difformis--Cameroon. Limbe Garden. 12 Oct 04. 176.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Anchomanes difformis--Cameroon. Limbe Garden. 12 Oct 04. 177.jpg

Anchomanes difformis--Cameroon. Limbe Garden. 12 Oct 04. 177.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Anchomanes difformis--Cameroon. Limbe Garden. 12 Oct 04. 019.jpg

Anchomanes difformis--Cameroon. Limbe Garden. 12 Oct 04. 019.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Anchomanes difformis, GWalters1635--Gabon. Prv. Estuaire. Mondah For. 15 Apr 06. 329.jpg

Anchomanes difformis, GWalters1635--Gabon. Prv. Estuaire. Mondah For. 15 Apr 06. 329.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Anchomanes difformis, GWalters1635--Gabon. Prv. Estuaire. Mondah For. 15 Apr 06. 331.jpg

Anchomanes difformis, GWalters1635--Gabon. Prv. Estuaire. Mondah For. 15 Apr 06. 331.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Anchomanes difformis, GWalters1635--Gabon. Prv. Estuaire. Mondah For. 15 Apr 06. 328.jpg

Anchomanes difformis, GWalters1635--Gabon. Prv. Estuaire. Mondah For. 15 Apr 06. 328.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Anchomanes difformis, GWalters1635--Gabon. Prv. Estuaire. Mondah For. 15 Apr 06. 330.jpg

Anchomanes difformis, GWalters1635--Gabon. Prv. Estuaire. Mondah For. 15 Apr 06. 330.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Anchomanes difformis, GWalters1635--Gabon. Prv. Estuaire. Mondah For. 15 Apr 06. 327.jpg

Anchomanes difformis, GWalters1635--Gabon. Prv. Estuaire. Mondah For. 15 Apr 06. 327.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Anchomanes difformis--Cameroon. Limbe Botanic Garden. 7 Dec 03. 110.jpg

Anchomanes difformis--Cameroon. Limbe Botanic Garden. 7 Dec 03. 110.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Anchomanes difformis--Cameroon. Limbe Botanic Garden. 7 Dec 03. 111.jpg

Anchomanes difformis--Cameroon. Limbe Botanic Garden. 7 Dec 03. 111.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Native to Angola, Benin, Burkina, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, DR Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 4 occurrences across 3 countries.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

Davidson C. s.n.

December 7, 2003

Location

Cameroon, Southwest (Southeast of Limbe, Dikolo Peninsula. Bimbia Mangrove Nature Trail.)

3.950278, 9.238333

Location Remarks

Southeast of Limbe, Dikolo Peninsula. Bimbia Mangrove Nature Trail.

Collectors

Christopher Davidson

Walters, G 1635

April 15, 2006

Location

Gabon, Estuaire

0.416278, 9.490083

Location Remarks

Libreville - Aboretum Sibang. Elev. 30 m.

Collectors

Gretchen Walters, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Diosdado Nguema, Etienne Mounoumoulossi

No collection number

October 12, 2004

Location

Madagascar, Diana, Antsiranana (Ankarangona, Limbe Botanic Garden)

-12.611667, 49.461667

Location Remarks

City of Limbe

Collectors

No collectors specified

No collection number

December 7, 2003

Location

Madagascar, Diana, Antsiranana (Ankarangona, Limbe Botanic Garden)

-12.611667, 49.461667

Location Remarks

City of Limbe

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Alismatales

Family

Araceae

Genus

Anchomanes

Specific Epithet

difformis

Authorship

(Blume) Engl.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Moderate

ED 18.0

Moderately distinct — it has closer living relatives than the most isolated species.

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

1.4

Global rank

#24,898 of 335,497

Top 8%

Extinction probability

10%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →