Occurrence
Predicted not threatened

No record number

March 15, 2005

South Africa

This occurrence of Striga elegans Benth. was collected on March 15, 2005 in South Africa. Flora of the World includes 5 field photographs documenting this occurrence, all of which are displayed here.

Striga elegans--So.Africa. Mpumal. R577 N of Lydenburg. 16 Mch 05. 096.jpg

Striga elegans--So.Africa. Mpumal. R577 N of Lydenburg. 16 Mch 05. 096.jpg

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Lamiales

Family

Orobanchaceae

Genus

Striga

Specific Epithet

elegans

Authorship

Benth.

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 4.7

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.4

Global rank

#115,931 of 335,497

Top 35%

Extinction probability

10%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →