Leptonychia echinocarpa, Davidson, C 12367--Cameroon. Korup Nat. Park. 22 Mar 2014. DSC03203 (224).JPG
Native to Cameroon, Congo, Gabon, Nigeria (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 1 country.
Location
Cameroon, Southwest
4.085056, 9.050194
Location Remarks
S end of Mount Cameroon National Park. Bakingili Trail from Bakingili Village on Hwy N-3. Various places along trail N toward park boundary. Elev. 300 m.
Collectors
Christopher Davidson, David Kenfack, Paul Ndumbe, Elias NDive, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Primary lowland rainforest. Large remnant of Atlantic Tropical Forest. Treelet 1.5 m
Location
Cameroon, Southwest
4.085056, 9.050194
Location Remarks
S end of Mount Cameroon National Park. Bakingili Trail from Bakingili Village on Hwy N-3. Various places along trail N toward park boundary. Elev. 300 m.
Collectors
Christopher Davidson, David Kenfack, Paul Ndumbe, Elias NDive, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Primary lowland rainforest (Atlantic Tropical Forest). Treelet 1 m.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Malvales
Family
Malvaceae
Genus
Leptonychia
Specific Epithet
echinocarpa
Authorship
K.Schum.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 7.9
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.8
Global rank
#54,953 of 335,497
Top 17%
Extinction probability
11%
