Native to Burundi, DR Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 1 country.
Location
Kenya, Kiambu, Limuru (Brackenhurst Botanic Garden)
Location Remarks
Town of Limuru, about 30 miles northwest of Nairobi.
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
Kenya
-0.378611, 35.266389
Location Remarks
Gilgil on Hwy A1
Collectors
No collectors specified
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Malvales
Family
Malvaceae
Genus
Grewia
Specific Epithet
similis
Authorship
K.Schum.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 1.0
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.1
Global rank
#272,925 of 335,497
Top 82%
Extinction probability
10%