Gymnosporia bachmannii
Encyclopedia
Gymnosporia bachmannii is a species of plant
in the Celastraceae
family. It is endemic to South Africa
. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Plant
Plants are living organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. Precise definitions of the kingdom vary, but as the term is used here, plants include familiar organisms such as trees, flowers, herbs, bushes, grasses, vines, ferns, mosses, and green algae. The group is also called green plants or...
in the Celastraceae
Celastraceae
The Celastraceae , is a family of about 90-100 genera and 1,300 species of vines, shrubs and small trees, belonging to the order Celastrales...
family. It is endemic to South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Source
- Hilton-Taylor, C. et al. 1998. Gymnosporia bachmannii. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 21 August 2007.