Gymnosporia acuminata (L.fil.) Szyszyl. belongs to the Celastraceae family. Flora of the World contains 3 recorded occurrences of this taxon, distributed across 2 countries.
Maytenus acuminata, Davidson, C 12280--South Africa. Western Cape. Karatara River. 21 Jan 2014. DSC00950 (27).JPG
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Celastrales
Family
Celastraceae
Genus
Gymnosporia
Specific Epithet
acuminata
Authorship
(L.fil.) Szyszyl.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 0.5
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.0
Global rank
#300,285 of 335,497
Top 90%
Extinction probability
9%
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Location
South Africa, Eastern Cape, Sarah Baartman
-33.483333, 27.011389
Location Remarks
Trappes Valley, near Bathhurst.
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
Kenya
-0.378611, 35.266389
Location Remarks
Gilgil on Hwy A1
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
South Africa, Western Cape
-32.732111, 18.187222
Location Remarks
Dirt road continuation of R27, along the coast 5 km N of Velddrif. Coastal dunes.
Collectors
Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Christopher Dalzell
