Brachystephanus giganteus Champl. belongs to the Acanthaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.

Not collected.

December 4, 2003

Location

Cameroon

3.950278, 9.238333

Location Remarks

Southeast of Limbe, Dikolo Peninsula. Bimbia Mangrove Nature Trail.

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Lamiales

Family

Acanthaceae

Genus

Brachystephanus

Specific Epithet

giganteus

Authorship

Champl.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 0.9

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Vulnerable

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

0.2

Global rank

#186,890 of 335,497

Top 56%

Extinction probability

24%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →

Synonyms (1)

Oreacanthus mannii Benth.

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy