Anthospermum usambarense K.Schum. belongs to the Rubiaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Gentianales
Family
Rubiaceae
Genus
Anthospermum
Specific Epithet
usambarense
Authorship
K.Schum.
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
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.2
Global rank
#175,945 of 335,497
Top 53%
Extinction probability
13%
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
Notes
Shrub 1.5 m.