Afrostyrax lepidophyllus Mildbr. belongs to the Huaceae family. Flora of the World contains 2 recorded occurrences of this taxon, distributed across 2 countries.
Afrostyrax lepidophyllus--Cameroon. Limbe Garden. 19 Mar 2014. DSC02517 (23).JPG
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Oxalidales
Family
Huaceae
Genus
Afrostyrax
Specific Epithet
lepidophyllus
Authorship
Mildbr.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 6.3
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.2
Global rank
#171,939 of 335,497
Top 52%
Extinction probability
5%
Location
Madagascar, Diana, Antsiranana (Limbe Botanic Garden)
-12.611667, 49.461667
Location Remarks
City of Limbe
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
Cameroon, Southwest
4.085056, 9.050194
Location Remarks
S end of Mount Cameroon National Park. Bakingili Trail from Bakingili Village on Hwy N-3. Various places along trail N toward park boundary. Elev. 300 m.
Collectors
Christopher Davidson, David Kenfack, Paul Ndumbe, Elias NDive, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Tree 6 m. Ants have harvested most of the anthers.
