Hyphaene compressa--Tanzania. Hwy B1 5 km SE of jct twd Tanga. 28 Jun 04. 081.jpg
Native to Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Somalia, Tanzania (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
Tanzania, Morogoro (Isongo)
-8.781944, 36.717222
Location Remarks
Hwy B1 Kifaru
Collectors
No collectors specified
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Arecales
Family
Arecaceae
Genus
Hyphaene
Specific Epithet
compressa
Authorship
H.Wendl.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 5.8
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.2
Global rank
#173,056 of 335,497
Top 52%
Extinction probability
5%
