Native to Burundi, DR Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

Kindeketa, W 3018

January 25, 2008

Location

Tanzania, Njombe, Makete (Kitulo)

-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

Notes

Shrub 1.5 m.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Gentianales

Family

Rubiaceae

Genus

Anthospermum

Specific Epithet

usambarense

Authorship

K.Schum.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 2.1

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.2

Global rank

#175,945 of 335,497

Top 53%

Extinction probability

13%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →