Pterodiscus aurantiacus Welw. belongs to the Pedaliaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Pterodiscus aurantiacus, L. Nanyeni 1260--Namibia. 5 km S of M51-D1423 jct. 28 Mar 2018. DSC04013 (26).JPG
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Lamiales
Family
Pedaliaceae
Genus
Pterodiscus
Specific Epithet
aurantiacus
Authorship
Welw.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 3.1
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
#185,633 of 335,497
Top 56%
Extinction probability
10%
Location
Namibia, Gobabis District, Omaheke Region
-22.005472, 19.131972
Location Remarks
Off Highway C22 on road M131 (at "Drimiopsis"), 10 km toward Sandveld Research Sta. 1515 m elev.
Collectors
Leevi Nanyeni, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Christopher Dalzell
Notes
Erect perennial. Flowers orange, throat purple above.
