Cycnium adonense, RGereau7033--Tanz. Mbeya Rural Distr. Utengule Coffee Lodge. 26 Jan 08. 300.jpg
Native to 32 botanical countries across Africa (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
Tanzania, Mbeya, Mbeya Rural
-8.882833, 33.319667
Location Remarks
Pungaluma Hills, NE of Mshewe Village, above Utengule Coffee Estate factory in miombo woodland. 1390 m elev.
Collectors
Roy E. Gereau, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Occasional but few in flower. Corolla white with pale purple veins, aging inky purple.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Lamiales
Family
Orobanchaceae
Genus
Cycnium
Specific Epithet
adonense
Authorship
E.Mey. ex Benth.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 4.3
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.4
Global rank
#125,888 of 335,497
Top 38%
Extinction probability
11%
