Endemic to Cape Provinces (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
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
Notes
Margin of the river. Shrub 1 m.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Malpighiales
Family
Phyllanthaceae
Genus
Lachnostylis
Specific Epithet
hirta
Authorship
(L.f.) Müll.Arg.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 6.4
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.2
Global rank
#172,769 of 335,497
Top 52%
Extinction probability
6%