Myrsine africana--So.Africa. Mpumal. Buffelskloof Private Nat. Res. 17 Mch 05. 210.jpg
Myrsine africana--So.Africa. Mpumal. Buffelskloof Private Nat. Res. 17 Mch 05. 279.jpg
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Myrsine africana--So.Africa. Mpumal. Buffelskloof Private Nat. Res. 17 Mch 05. 209.jpg
Myrsine africana--So.Africa. Mpumal. Buffelskloof Private Nat. Res. 17 Mch 05. 277.jpg
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Myrsine capensis--So. Africa. Grootbos Nature Res. 22 Nov 02. 008.jpg
Myrsine africana--So. Africa. Drakensberg Mts. Giant's Castle, guest lodge. 4 Oct 03. 011.jpg
Myrsine africana--So. Africa. Drakensberg Mts. Giant's Castle, guest lodge. 4 Oct 03. 015.jpg
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Myrsine africana--So. Africa. Drakensberg Mts. Giant's Castle, guest lodge. 4 Oct 03. 014.jpg
Myrsine africana. 80.0714--CA. UC Berkeley Bot. Gard. 11 Feb 03. 051.jpg
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Myrsine africana. 80.0714--CA. UC Berkeley Bot. Gard. 11 Feb 03. 054.jpg
Native to 34 botanical countries across Africa, Temperate Asia, and Tropical Asia; introduced into Great Britain; extinct in Socotra (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 4 occurrences across 2 countries.
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, Mpumalanga, Ehlanzeni (Thaba Chweu, Lydenburg)
-25.315833, 30.495278
Location Remarks
Buffelskloof Private Nature Reserve
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
South Africa
Location Remarks
Northern Drakensberg Mountains. Royal Natal National Park, near Thendele Lodge
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
United States, California, Alameda County (Berkeley, UC Berkeley Botanical Garden)
37.87544, -122.238724
Location Remarks
Strawberry Canyon, University of California campus, city of Berkeley
Collectors
No collectors specified
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ericales
Family
Primulaceae
Genus
Myrsine
Specific Epithet
africana
Authorship
L.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 5.6
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
#94,523 of 335,497
Top 29%
Extinction probability
9%
