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kenyensis

Taxon

Chassalia kenyensis Verdc.

Protologue Kew Bull. 30(2): 279. 1975 [7 Nov 1975]IPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Vulnerable
Chassalia kenyensis--Kenya. Limuru. Forest fragment near Brackenhurst Ctr. 11 Jul 04. 044.jpg

Chassalia kenyensis--Kenya. Limuru. Forest fragment near Brackenhurst Ctr. 11 Jul 04. 044.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Chassalia kenyensis--Kenya. Limuru. Forest fragment near Brackenhurst Ctr. 11 Jul 04. 045.jpg

Chassalia kenyensis--Kenya. Limuru. Forest fragment near Brackenhurst Ctr. 11 Jul 04. 045.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Chassalia kenyensis--Kenya. Limuru. Forest fragment near Brackenhurst Ctr. 11 Jul 04. 046.jpg

Chassalia kenyensis--Kenya. Limuru. Forest fragment near Brackenhurst Ctr. 11 Jul 04. 046.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Chassalia kenyensis--Kenya. Limuru. Forest fragment near Brackenhurst Ctr. 11 Jul 04. 050.jpg

Chassalia kenyensis--Kenya. Limuru. Forest fragment near Brackenhurst Ctr. 11 Jul 04. 050.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Native to Kenya, Tanzania (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.

Distribution

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

Occurrences

No collection number

July 11, 2004

Location

Kenya, Kericho (Kipchebor)

-0.378611, 35.266389

Location Remarks

Gilgil on Hwy A1

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Gentianales

Family

Rubiaceae

Genus

Chassalia

Specific Epithet

kenyensis

Authorship

Verdc.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 0.9

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Vulnerable

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

0.2

Global rank

#195,584 of 335,497

Top 59%

Extinction probability

24%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →