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natalensis

Taxon

Cephalanthus natalensis Oliv.

Protologue Hooker's Icon. Pl. 14: 22, t. 1331. 1881 [1880-1882 publ. Feb 1881]BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Least Concern
Cephalanthus natalensis--So.Africa. Mpumal. R37 to Lydenburg. 16 Mch 05. 112.jpg

Cephalanthus natalensis--So.Africa. Mpumal. R37 to Lydenburg. 16 Mch 05. 112.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Cephalanthus natalensis--So.Africa. Mpumal. R37 to Lydenburg. 16 Mch 05. 118.jpg

Cephalanthus natalensis--So.Africa. Mpumal. R37 to Lydenburg. 16 Mch 05. 118.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Cephalanthus natalensis--So.Africa. Mpumal. R37 to Lydenburg. 16 Mch 05. 113.jpg

Cephalanthus natalensis--So.Africa. Mpumal. R37 to Lydenburg. 16 Mch 05. 113.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Cephalanthus natalensis--So.Africa. Mpumal. R37 to Lydenburg. 16 Mch 05. 109.jpg

Cephalanthus natalensis--So.Africa. Mpumal. R37 to Lydenburg. 16 Mch 05. 109.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Cephalanthus natalensis--So.Africa. Mpumal. R37 to Lydenburg. 16 Mch 05. 116.jpg

Cephalanthus natalensis--So.Africa. Mpumal. R37 to Lydenburg. 16 Mch 05. 116.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Cephalanthus natalensis--So.Africa. Mpumal. R37 to Lydenburg. 16 Mch 05. 108.jpg

Cephalanthus natalensis--So.Africa. Mpumal. R37 to Lydenburg. 16 Mch 05. 108.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Cephalanthus natalensis--So.Africa. Mpumal. R37 to Lydenburg. 16 Mch 05. 114.jpg

Cephalanthus natalensis--So.Africa. Mpumal. R37 to Lydenburg. 16 Mch 05. 114.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Cephalanthus natalensis--So.Africa. Mpumal. R37 to Lydenburg. 16 Mch 05. 111.jpg

Cephalanthus natalensis--So.Africa. Mpumal. R37 to Lydenburg. 16 Mch 05. 111.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Cephalanthus natalensis--So.Africa. Mpumal. R37 to Lydenburg. 16 Mch 05. 110.jpg

Cephalanthus natalensis--So.Africa. Mpumal. R37 to Lydenburg. 16 Mch 05. 110.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Cephalanthus natalensis--So.Africa. Mpumal. R37 to Lydenburg. 16 Mch 05. 115.jpg

Cephalanthus natalensis--So.Africa. Mpumal. R37 to Lydenburg. 16 Mch 05. 115.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Cephalanthus natalensis--So.Africa. Mpumal. R37 to Lydenburg. 16 Mch 05. 117.jpg

Cephalanthus natalensis--So.Africa. Mpumal. R37 to Lydenburg. 16 Mch 05. 117.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Native to Eswatini, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Tanzania, 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

No collection number

March 16, 2005

Location

South Africa, Mpumalanga (Umjindi NU)

-25.795278, 31.085278

Location Remarks

Southeast of Barberton on highway R40 toward Swaziland. Saddleback Pass in Moodie Mountains.

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Gentianales

Family

Rubiaceae

Genus

Cephalanthus

Specific Epithet

natalensis

Authorship

Oliv.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 6.6

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

Threat status

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

0.3

Global rank

#159,088 of 335,497

Top 48%

Extinction probability

6%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →