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Euphorbiaceae Mallotus oppositifolius | Taxonomy | Flora of the World

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Taxon

Mallotus oppositifolius (Geiseler) Müll.Arg.

Protologue Linnaea 34(2): 194. 1865 [Jul 1865]BHL page IPNI

AcceptedGBIF

Least Concern

Mallotus oppositifolia--Ghana. Aburi Botanic Garden. 10 Dec 03. 208.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Native to 31 botanical countries across Africa (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 1 country.

Distribution

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

Occurrences

Davidson C., Christoph S.R. s.n.

December 10, 2003

Location

Ghana, Eastern, Akuapim (Aburi, Aburi Botanic Gardens)

5.8512, -0.17296

Location Remarks

Aburi village, 30 km north of Accra

Collectors

Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph

No collection number

December 10, 2003

Location

Ghana, Eastern, Akuapim (Aburi, Aburi Botanic Gardens)

5.8512, -0.17296

Location Remarks

Aburi village, 30 km north of Accra

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Malpighiales

Family

Euphorbiaceae

Genus

Mallotus

Specific Epithet

oppositifolius

Authorship

(Geiseler) Müll.Arg.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 5.7

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

0.2

Global rank

#186,438 of 335,497

Top 56%

Extinction probability

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →