Pentanisia monticola (K.Krause) Verdc. belongs to the Rubiaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.

Gereau, R 6994

January 22, 2008

Location

Tanzania, Mbeya, Mbeya

-8.8275, 33.263889

Location Remarks

Pungaluma Hills, NE of Mshewe Village, above Utengule Coffee Estate factory in miombo woodland on W-facing slope. 1550 m elev.

Collectors

Roy E. Gereau, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Sharon A. Bodine

Notes

Occasional herb ca. 1 m high. Corolla tube pale green, lobes white tinged and veined pink.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Gentianales

Family

Rubiaceae

Genus

Pentanisia

Specific Epithet

monticola

Authorship

(K.Krause) Verdc.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 2.5

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

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.3

Global rank

#146,053 of 335,497

Top 44%

Extinction probability

11%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →