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Endemic to Madagascar (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 1 country.
Location
Madagascar, Atsimo-Atsinanana, Toliara (Sakaraha)
-22.886389, 44.692222
Location Remarks
Zombitse National Park. Along trail to the west of the main parking lot just off of National Route ú7. Specimens preserved in alcohol.
Collectors
Zachary Scott Rogers, Rolland Ranaivojaona, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Location
Madagascar, Analamanga (Anjozorobe)
-18.398889, 47.937222
Location Remarks
East of Anjozorobe. Near village of Antsahabe. Humid forest. Specimens preserved in alcohol.
Collectors
No collectors specified
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Malvales
Family
Sphaerosepalaceae
Genus
Rhopalocarpus
Specific Epithet
similis
Authorship
Hemsl.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Moderate
ED 12.2
Moderately distinct — it has closer living relatives than the most isolated species.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.5
Global rank
#96,990 of 335,497
Top 29%
Extinction probability
5%
