HomeFamiliesSolanaceaeWithania
Occurrence
Predicted not threatened

No record number

March 9, 2005

South Africa

This occurrence of Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal was collected on March 9, 2005 in South Africa. Flora of the World includes 11 field photographs documenting this occurrence, all of which are displayed here.

Withania somnifera--So.Africa. E. Cape. R58 SE of Lady Grey. 10 Mch 05. 018.jpg

Withania somnifera--So.Africa. E. Cape. R58 SE of Lady Grey. 10 Mch 05. 018.jpg

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Solanales

Family

Solanaceae

Genus

Withania

Specific Epithet

somnifera

Authorship

(L.) Dunal

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 3.8

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

0.3

Global rank

#149,806 of 335,497

Top 45%

Extinction probability

10%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →