Native to Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, DR Congo, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 1 country.
Location
Tanzania, Njombe, Makete
-9.033083, 33.892667
Location Remarks
Kitulo National Park. Kitulo Plateau mmontane grassland. 2713 m elev.
Collectors
William J. Kindeketa, Roy E. Gereau, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Location
Tanzania, Njombe, Makete
-9.033083, 33.892667
Location Remarks
Kitulo National Park. Kitulo Plateau mmontane grassland. 2713 m elev.
Collectors
No collectors specified
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Asparagales
Family
Asparagaceae
Genus
Chlorophytum
Specific Epithet
affine
Authorship
Baker
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 1.8
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.3
Global rank
#163,764 of 335,497
Top 49%
Extinction probability
13%