Raffia australis--So. Africa. KwaZuluNatal. Mtunzini, Raphia palm Nat. Res. 29 Sep 03. 021.jpg
Native to Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal, Mozambique (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
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
Arecales
Family
Arecaceae
Genus
Raphia
Specific Epithet
australis
Authorship
Oberm. & Strey
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 0.0
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.0
Global rank
#330,184 of 335,497
Top 99%
Extinction probability
24%
