Seddera suffruticosa, L. Nanyeni 1271--Namibia. Hwy D2859. Odom 418. 30 March 2018. DSC04324 (23).JPG
Native to Angola, Botswana, Cape Provinces, Cape Verde, Caprivi Strip, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
Namibia, Grootfontein District, Otjozondjupa Region
-19.403528, 17.918194
Location Remarks
On Highway C42, 28.5 km southeast of junction with B1 in Tsumeb. 1430 m elev.
Collectors
Leevi Nanyeni, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Christopher Dalzell
Notes
Roadside sand. Acacia woodland. Shrubby with erect to inclined branches, c. 0.3 m.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Solanales
Family
Convolvulaceae
Genus
Seddera
Specific Epithet
suffruticosa
Authorship
(Schinz) Hallier fil.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 2.7
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.2
Global rank
#175,936 of 335,497
Top 53%
Extinction probability
10%
