Leptonychia pallida K.Schum. belongs to the Malvaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Malvales
Family
Malvaceae
Genus
Leptonychia
Specific Epithet
pallida
Authorship
K.Schum.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 8.0
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
1.0
Global rank
#41,982 of 335,497
Top 13%
Extinction probability
14%
Location
Cameroon, Southwest
4.085056, 9.050194
Location Remarks
S end of Mount Cameroon National Park. Bakingili Trail from Bakingili Village on Hwy N-3. Various places along trail N toward park boundary. Elev. 300 m.
Collectors
Christopher Davidson, David Kenfack, Paul Ndumbe, Elias NDive, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Primary lowland rainforest. Large remnant of Atlantic Tropical Forest. Tree 4-5 m.