Spathandra blakeoides, C. Davidson 14065--Gabon. Maboumine. 23 Oct 2019. DSC01631 (411).JPG
Spathandra blakeoides, C. Davidson 14065--Gabon. Maboumine. 23 Oct 2019. DSC01631 (390).JPG
Spathandra blakeoides, C. Davidson 14065--Gabon. Maboumine. 23 Oct 2019. DSC01631 (383).JPG
Spathandra blakeoides, C. Davidson 14065--Gabon. Maboumine. 23 Oct 2019. DSC01631 (389).JPG
Spathandra blakeoides, C. Davidson 14065--Gabon. Maboumine. 23 Oct 2019. DSC01631 (391).JPG
Spathandra blakeoides, C. Davidson 14065--Gabon. Maboumine. 23 Oct 2019. DSC01631 (393).JPG
Spathandra blakeoides, C. Davidson 14065--Gabon. Maboumine. 23 Oct 2019. DSC01631 (402).JPG
Spathandra blakeoides, C. Davidson 14065--Gabon. Maboumine. 23 Oct 2019. DSC01631 (394).JPG
Spathandra blakeoides, C. Davidson 14065--Gabon. Maboumine. 23 Oct 2019. DSC01631 (399).JPG
Native to Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Congo, DR Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
Gabon, Moyen-Ogooue
0.81275, 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, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Lowland moist forest along Riviere Ngounie. Tree 15m. Deep shade of the forest.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Myrtales
Family
Melastomataceae
Genus
Spathandra
Specific Epithet
blakeoides
Authorship
(G.Don) Jacq.-Fél.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 0.3
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.0
Global rank
#325,594 of 335,497
Top 98%
Extinction probability
6%
