Microdesmis puberula--Ghana. Aburi Botanic Garden. 13 Dec 03. 181.jpg
Native to Angola, Cabinda, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, DR Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gulf of Guinea Is., Liberia, Nigeria, Togo, Uganda (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 4 occurrences across 2 countries.
Location
Ghana, Eastern, Akuapim (Aburi, Aburi Botanic Gardens)
5.8512, -0.17296
Location Remarks
Aburi village, 30 km north of Accra
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
Lowland rainforest. Shrub 1 m.
Location
Ghana, Eastern, Akuapim (Aburi, Aburi Botanic Gardens)
5.8512, -0.17296
Location Remarks
Aburi village, 30 km north of Accra
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
Cameroon, Southwest
3.950278, 9.238333
Location Remarks
Southeast of Limbe, Dikolo Peninsula. Bimbia Mangrove Nature Trail.
Collectors
No collectors specified
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Malpighiales
Family
Pandaceae
Genus
Microdesmis
Specific Epithet
puberula
Authorship
Hook.f. ex Planch.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 2.0
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.1
Global rank
#264,878 of 335,497
Top 79%
Extinction probability
5%
