Raphidiocystis jeffreyana R.Fern. & A.Fern. belongs to the Cucurbitaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Raphidiocystis jeffreyana, WKindeketa2988--Tanz. Rungwe Distr. Rungwe For. Res. 24 Jan 08. 239.jpg
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Cucurbitales
Family
Cucurbitaceae
Genus
Raphidiocystis
Specific Epithet
jeffreyana
Authorship
R.Fern. & A.Fern.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
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
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.5
Global rank
#90,891 of 335,497
Top 28%
Extinction probability
14%
Location
Tanzania, Mbeya, Rungwe
-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.
