Simaba africana Baill. belongs to the Simaroubaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Quassia africana, C. Davidson 14052--Gabon. Maboumine. 23 Oct 2019. DSC01631 (52).JPG
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Sapindales
Family
Simaroubaceae
Genus
Simaba
Specific Epithet
africana
Authorship
Baill.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 7.7
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.7
Global rank
#69,693 of 335,497
Top 21%
Extinction probability
10%
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Location
Gabon, Moyen-Ogooue
0.812750, 10.500333
Location Remarks
Mabounie. Off route N1, ca. 41 km ESE of Lambarene, then left (c. N) at Lobi-Mbigou. Mine access road about half way to the river Ngounie (GPS is from the road terminus at the river). 92 m elev.
Collectors
Christopher Davidson, David Kenfack, Nestor Engone Obiang
Notes
Lowland moist forest along Riviere Ngounie. Treelet 1.3 m. Shade of the forest along the concession road, c. 600 m from the river.
