Afrostyrax lepidophyllus--Cameroon. Limbe Garden. 19 Mar 2014. DSC02517 (23).JPG
Afrostyrax lepidophyllus Mildbr. belongs to the Huaceae family. Flora of the World contains 2 recorded occurrences of this taxon, distributed across 2 countries.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Oxalidales
Family
Huaceae
Genus
Afrostyrax
Specific Epithet
lepidophyllus
Authorship
Mildbr.
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.
