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Gunnera perpensa--So. Africa. Natal. Silverglen Medicinal Pl. Nursery. 27 Nov 02. 7.jpg
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Native to Burundi, Cape Provinces, DR Congo, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Madagascar, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania, Zimbabwe (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 1 country.
Location
South Africa (Silverglen Medicinal Plant Nursery)
Location Remarks
Lakeview Drive, eThekwini Municipality. South of Durban on N2, then west from Amanzimtoti. Follow directions from the website.
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
South Africa, Eastern Cape (Woodridge)
-33.902222, 25.212222
Location Remarks
Van Staden's Wildflower Reserve is about 40 km west of Port Elizabeth, on the old cape Road (R102). Take the N2 out of the city towards Cape Town. After 40km turn left off the N2 to Van Staden's Pass. The entrance to the Flower Reserve is on the right less than a kilometre from the N2.
Collectors
No collectors specified
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Gunnerales
Family
Gunneraceae
Genus
Gunnera
Specific Epithet
perpensa
Authorship
L.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
High
ED 40.9
Sits on a long, isolated branch of the plant tree of life, with relatively few close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
1.8
Global rank
#17,250 of 335,497
Top 6%
Extinction probability
5%
