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.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

C. Davidson 14065

October 23, 2019

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.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Myrtales

Family

Melastomataceae

Genus

Spathandra

Specific Epithet

blakeoides

Authorship

(G.Don) Jacq.-Fél.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

Conservation (EDGE)

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

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

0.0

Global rank

#325,594 of 335,497

Top 98%

Extinction probability

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →