Rhodomyrtus tomentosa (Aiton) Hassk. belongs to the Myrtaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Rhodomyrtus tomentosa--So. Africa. Durban Bot. Gard. 3 Oct 03. 039.jpg
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Myrtales
Family
Myrtaceae
Genus
Rhodomyrtus
Specific Epithet
tomentosa
Authorship
(Aiton) Hassk.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Moderate
ED 10.5
Moderately distinct — it has closer living relatives than the most isolated species.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.5
Global rank
#102,337 of 335,497
Top 31%
Extinction probability
6%
Location
South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal (Durban, Durban Botanic Garden)
-29.846630, 31.004170
Location Remarks
70 St. Thomas Road, Durban
Collectors
