Thunbergia, RGereau6987--Tanz. Mbeya Rural Distr. Pungaluma Hills. 23 Jan 08. 070.jpg
Native to DR Congo, Malawi, Tanzania, Zambia (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
Tanzania, Mbeya, Mbeya (Mshewe)
-8.8275, 33.263889
Location Remarks
Pungaluma Hills, NE of Mshewe Village, above Utengule Coffee Estate factory in miombo woodland on W-facing slope. 1550 m elev.
Collectors
Roy E. Gereau, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Sharon A. Bodine
Notes
Rare erect herb. Corolla dark red-purple with dull yellow tube.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Lamiales
Family
Acanthaceae
Genus
Thunbergia
Specific Epithet
lathyroides
Authorship
Burkill
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 0.8
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.1
Global rank
#243,209 of 335,497
Top 73%
Extinction probability
13%
