Biology:Gymnosiphon usambaricus

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Gymnosiphon usambaricus
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Dioscoreales
Family: Burmanniaceae
Genus: Gymnosiphon
Species:
G. usambaricus
Binomial name
Gymnosiphon usambaricus
Engl.
Synonyms[2][3]
  • Dictyostega usambarica (Engl.) Engl.
  • (Engl.) Schltr. Ptychomeria usambarica

Gymnosiphon usambaricus is a species in the plant family Burmanniaceae. It is endangered due to habitat loss with an estimated 2500 mature individuals left. It is native to Kenya and Tanzania, and is found in the leaf litter in evergreen forests.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Eastern Arc Mountains.; Coastal Forests CEPF Plant Assessment Project (2009). "Gymnosiphon usambaricus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009: e.T157988A5180744. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T157988A5180744.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/157988/5180744. Retrieved 12 November 2021. 
  2. "Gymnosiphon usambaricus Engl.". The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d.. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:126746-1. 
  3. "Gymnosiphon usambaricus Engl.". Species 2000. n.d.. https://www.catalogueoflife.org/data/taxon/6L7TS. 

Wikidata ☰ Q15572361 entry