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alata

Taxon

Loxostylis alata Spreng. ex Rchb.

Protologue Iconogr. Bot. Exot. 3: 3, t. 205. 1830BHL page IPNI

AcceptedGBIF

Least Concern

Loxostylis alata--So.Africa. E. Cape. Umtamvuna Nat. Res. 12 Mch 05. 020a.jpg

Loxostylis alata--So.Africa. E. Cape. Umtamvuna Nat. Res. 12 Mch 05. 020a.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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By Christopher Davidson

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By Christopher Davidson

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By Christopher Davidson

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By Christopher Davidson

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Loxostylis alata--So.Africa. E. Cape. Umtamvuna Nat. Res. 12 Mch 05. 079a.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Loxostylis alata--So.Africa. E. Cape. Umtamvuna Nat. Res. 12 Mch 05. 017a.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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By Christopher Davidson

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By Christopher Davidson

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Loxostylis alata--So.Africa. E. Cape. Umtamvuna Nat. Res. 12 Mch 05. 024a.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Loxostylis alata--So. Africa. Lowveld Nat. Bot. Gard. 14 Mch 05. 317.jpg

Loxostylis alata--So. Africa. Lowveld Nat. Bot. Gard. 14 Mch 05. 317.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Loxostylis alata--So.Africa. Lowveld Nat. Bot. Gard. 14 Mch 05. 197.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Loxostylis alata--So.Africa. Lowveld Nat. Bot. Gard. 14 Mch 05. 194.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Loxostylis alata--So. Africa. Lowveld Nat. Bot. Gard. 14 Mch 05. 318.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Loxostylis alata--So.Africa. Lowveld Nat. Bot. Gard. 14 Mch 05. 204.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Loxostylis alata--So.Africa. Lowveld Nat. Bot. Gard. 14 Mch 05. 193.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Loxostylis alata--So.Africa. Lowveld Nat. Bot. Gard. 14 Mch 05. 199.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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By Christopher Davidson

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By Christopher Davidson

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By Christopher Davidson

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Loxostylis alata--So.Africa. E. Cape. Umtamvuna Nat. Res. 12 Mch 05. 036.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Loxostylis alata--So.Africa. E. Cape. Umtamvuna Nat. Res. 12 Mch 05. 017.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Loxostylis alata--So.Africa. E. Cape. Umtamvuna Nat. Res. 12 Mch 05. 025.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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By Christopher Davidson

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Loxostylis alata--So.Africa. E. Cape. Umtamvuna Nat. Res. 12 Mch 05. 075.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Loxostylis alata--So.Africa. E. Cape. Umtamvuna Nat. Res. 12 Mch 05. 083.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Loxostylis alata--So.Africa. E. Cape. Umtamvuna Nat. Res. 12 Mch 05. 082.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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By Christopher Davidson

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Loxostylis alata--So.Africa. E. Cape. Umtamvuna Nat. Res. 12 Mch 05. 020.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Loxostylis alata--So.Africa. E. Cape. Umtamvuna Nat. Res. 12 Mch 05. 085.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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By Christopher Davidson

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By Christopher Davidson

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By Christopher Davidson

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By Christopher Davidson

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By Christopher Davidson

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Loxostylis alata--So.Africa. E. Cape. Umtamvuna Nat. Res. 12 Mch 05. 088.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Loxostylis alata--So.Africa. E. Cape. Umtamvuna Nat. Res. 12 Mch 05. 019.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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By Christopher Davidson

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By Christopher Davidson

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Loxostylis alata--So.Africa. E. Cape. Umtamvuna Nat. Res. 12 Mch 05. 079.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Native to Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 3 occurrences across 1 country.

Distribution

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

Occurrences

No collection number

Location

South Africa, Mpumalanga (Buffalo City NU, Lowveld National Botanical Garden)

-33.016111, 27.808333

Location Remarks

City of Nelspruit

Collectors

No collectors specified

No collection number

Location

South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal (Hibiscus Coast NU)

-31.006667, 30.177222

Location Remarks

Umtamvuna Nature Reserve, west of Port Edward. Rock outcrop in grassland along the south rim of the gorge.

Collectors

No collectors specified

Location

South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal (Hibiscus Coast NU)

-31.006667, 30.177222

Location Remarks

Umtamvuna Nature Reserve, west of Port Edward. Rock outcrop in grassland along the south rim of the gorge.

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Sapindales

Family

Anacardiaceae

Genus

Loxostylis

Specific Epithet

alata

Authorship

Spreng. ex Rchb.

Taxonomic Opinions

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Moderate

ED 12.9

Moderately distinct — it has closer living relatives than the most isolated species.

Threat status

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

0.6

Global rank

#73,135 of 335,497

Top 22%

Extinction probability

5%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →