Native to Burundi, Cabinda, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, DR Congo, Gabon, Rwanda, Uganda (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

Kindeketa, W 2988

January 24, 2008

Location

Tanzania, Mbeya, Rungwe (Swaya)

-9.035833, 33.569722

Location Remarks

Mporoto Ridge; beginning of access road to Ngozi Crater, in lower montane forest. 2015 m elev.

Collectors

William J. Kindeketa, Roy E. Gereau, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph

Notes

New record for Tanzania.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Cucurbitales

Family

Cucurbitaceae

Genus

Raphidiocystis

Specific Epithet

jeffreyana

Authorship

R.Fern. & A.Fern.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 4.4

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

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.5

Global rank

#90,891 of 335,497

Top 28%

Extinction probability

14%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →