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Taxon

Limeum africanum L.

Protologue Syst. Nat., ed. 10. 2: 995. 1759 [7 Jun 1759]BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Predicted not threatened
Limeum africanum, C. Davidson 11526--South Africa. Northern Cape. Papkuilsfontein. 25 Aug 09. 194 (4).jpg

Limeum africanum, C. Davidson 11526--South Africa. Northern Cape. Papkuilsfontein. 25 Aug 09. 194 (4).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Limeum africanum, C. Davidson 11526--South Africa. Northern Cape. Papkuilsfontein. 25 Aug 09. 194 (1).jpg

Limeum africanum, C. Davidson 11526--South Africa. Northern Cape. Papkuilsfontein. 25 Aug 09. 194 (1).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Limeum africanum, C. Davidson 11526--South Africa. Northern Cape. Papkuilsfontein. 25 Aug 09. 194.jpg

Limeum africanum, C. Davidson 11526--South Africa. Northern Cape. Papkuilsfontein. 25 Aug 09. 194.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Limeum africanum, C. Davidson 11526--South Africa. Northern Cape. Papkuilsfontein. 25 Aug 09. 194 (6).jpg

Limeum africanum, C. Davidson 11526--South Africa. Northern Cape. Papkuilsfontein. 25 Aug 09. 194 (6).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Limeum africanum, C. Davidson 11526--South Africa. Northern Cape. Papkuilsfontein. 25 Aug 09. 194 (7).jpg

Limeum africanum, C. Davidson 11526--South Africa. Northern Cape. Papkuilsfontein. 25 Aug 09. 194 (7).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Limeum africanum, C. Davidson 11526--South Africa. Northern Cape. Papkuilsfontein. 25 Aug 09. 194 (3).jpg

Limeum africanum, C. Davidson 11526--South Africa. Northern Cape. Papkuilsfontein. 25 Aug 09. 194 (3).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Limeum africanum, C. Davidson 11526--South Africa. Northern Cape. Papkuilsfontein. 25 Aug 09. 194 (5).jpg

Limeum africanum, C. Davidson 11526--South Africa. Northern Cape. Papkuilsfontein. 25 Aug 09. 194 (5).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Limeum africanum, C. Davidson 11526--South Africa. Northern Cape. Papkuilsfontein. 25 Aug 09. 194 (2).jpg

Limeum africanum, C. Davidson 11526--South Africa. Northern Cape. Papkuilsfontein. 25 Aug 09. 194 (2).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Limeum africanum, C. Davidson 11526--South Africa. Northern Cape. Papkuilsfontein. 25 Aug 09. 194 (8).jpg

Limeum africanum, C. Davidson 11526--South Africa. Northern Cape. Papkuilsfontein. 25 Aug 09. 194 (8).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Native to Botswana, Cape Provinces, Northern Provinces (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

Davidson C., Christoph S.R., Dalzell C. 11526

August 25, 2009

Location

South Africa, Northern Cape (Hantam NU)

-31.226944, 19.243056

Location Remarks

Bokkeveld Plateau. Off R357 N of Nieuwoudtville, road to Gannabos, region of Aloe dichotoma forest

Collectors

Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Christopher Dalzell

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Caryophyllales

Family

Limeaceae

Genus

Limeum

Specific Epithet

africanum

Authorship

L.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 9.7

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

1.0

Global rank

#44,669 of 335,497

Top 14%

Extinction probability

13%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →