Peddiea kivuensis
Encyclopedia
Peddiea kivuensis is a species of plant
in the Thymelaeaceae
family. It is endemic to the Democratic Republic of the Congo
. 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 Thymelaeaceae
Thymelaeaceae
Thymelaeaceae is a cosmopolitan family of flowering plants composed of 50 genera and 898 species. It was established in 1789 by Antoine Laurent de Jussieu.Thymelaeaceae is in the order Malvales...
family. It is endemic to the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is a state located in Central Africa. It is the second largest country in Africa by area and the eleventh largest in the world...
. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Source
- Ndjele, M.B. 1998. Peddiea kivuensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 August 2007.