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aurantiacus

Taxon

Pterodiscus aurantiacus Welw.

Protologue Trans. Linn. Soc. London 27(1): 53. 1869 [24 Dec 1869]BHLIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Predicted not threatened
Pterodiscus aurantiacus, L. Nanyeni 1260--Namibia. 5 km S of M51-D1423 jct. 28 Mar 2018. DSC04013 (26).JPG

Pterodiscus aurantiacus, L. Nanyeni 1260--Namibia. 5 km S of M51-D1423 jct. 28 Mar 2018. DSC04013 (26).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Pterodiscus aurantiacus, L. Nanyeni 1260--Namibia. 5 km S of M51-D1423 jct. 28 Mar 2018. DSC04013 (33).JPG

Pterodiscus aurantiacus, L. Nanyeni 1260--Namibia. 5 km S of M51-D1423 jct. 28 Mar 2018. DSC04013 (33).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Pterodiscus aurantiacus, L. Nanyeni 1260--Namibia. 5 km S of M51-D1423 jct. 28 Mar 2018. DSC04013 (51).JPG

Pterodiscus aurantiacus, L. Nanyeni 1260--Namibia. 5 km S of M51-D1423 jct. 28 Mar 2018. DSC04013 (51).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Pterodiscus aurantiacus, L. Nanyeni 1260--Namibia. 5 km S of M51-D1423 jct. 28 Mar 2018. DSC04013 (50).JPG

Pterodiscus aurantiacus, L. Nanyeni 1260--Namibia. 5 km S of M51-D1423 jct. 28 Mar 2018. DSC04013 (50).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Pterodiscus aurantiacus, L. Nanyeni 1260--Namibia. 5 km S of M51-D1423 jct. 28 Mar 2018. DSC04013 (42).JPG

Pterodiscus aurantiacus, L. Nanyeni 1260--Namibia. 5 km S of M51-D1423 jct. 28 Mar 2018. DSC04013 (42).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Pterodiscus aurantiacus, L. Nanyeni 1260--Namibia. 5 km S of M51-D1423 jct. 28 Mar 2018. DSC04013 (36).JPG

Pterodiscus aurantiacus, L. Nanyeni 1260--Namibia. 5 km S of M51-D1423 jct. 28 Mar 2018. DSC04013 (36).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Pterodiscus aurantiacus, L. Nanyeni 1260--Namibia. 5 km S of M51-D1423 jct. 28 Mar 2018. DSC04013 (39).JPG

Pterodiscus aurantiacus, L. Nanyeni 1260--Namibia. 5 km S of M51-D1423 jct. 28 Mar 2018. DSC04013 (39).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Pterodiscus aurantiacus, L. Nanyeni 1260--Namibia. 5 km S of M51-D1423 jct. 28 Mar 2018. DSC04013 (30).JPG

Pterodiscus aurantiacus, L. Nanyeni 1260--Namibia. 5 km S of M51-D1423 jct. 28 Mar 2018. DSC04013 (30).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Pterodiscus aurantiacus, L. Nanyeni 1260--Namibia. 5 km S of M51-D1423 jct. 28 Mar 2018. DSC04013 (38).JPG

Pterodiscus aurantiacus, L. Nanyeni 1260--Namibia. 5 km S of M51-D1423 jct. 28 Mar 2018. DSC04013 (38).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Pterodiscus aurantiacus, L. Nanyeni 1260--Namibia. 5 km S of M51-D1423 jct. 28 Mar 2018. DSC04013 (45).JPG

Pterodiscus aurantiacus, L. Nanyeni 1260--Namibia. 5 km S of M51-D1423 jct. 28 Mar 2018. DSC04013 (45).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Pterodiscus aurantiacus, L. Nanyeni 1260--Namibia. 5 km S of M51-D1423 jct. 28 Mar 2018. DSC04013 (25).JPG

Pterodiscus aurantiacus, L. Nanyeni 1260--Namibia. 5 km S of M51-D1423 jct. 28 Mar 2018. DSC04013 (25).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Pterodiscus aurantiacus, L. Nanyeni 1260--Namibia. 5 km S of M51-D1423 jct. 28 Mar 2018. DSC04013 (49).JPG

Pterodiscus aurantiacus, L. Nanyeni 1260--Namibia. 5 km S of M51-D1423 jct. 28 Mar 2018. DSC04013 (49).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Pterodiscus aurantiacus, L. Nanyeni 1260--Namibia. 5 km S of M51-D1423 jct. 28 Mar 2018. DSC04013 (24).JPG

Pterodiscus aurantiacus, L. Nanyeni 1260--Namibia. 5 km S of M51-D1423 jct. 28 Mar 2018. DSC04013 (24).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Pterodiscus aurantiacus, L. Nanyeni 1260--Namibia. 5 km S of M51-D1423 jct. 28 Mar 2018. DSC04013 (35).JPG

Pterodiscus aurantiacus, L. Nanyeni 1260--Namibia. 5 km S of M51-D1423 jct. 28 Mar 2018. DSC04013 (35).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Pterodiscus aurantiacus, L. Nanyeni 1260--Namibia. 5 km S of M51-D1423 jct. 28 Mar 2018. DSC04013 (48).JPG

Pterodiscus aurantiacus, L. Nanyeni 1260--Namibia. 5 km S of M51-D1423 jct. 28 Mar 2018. DSC04013 (48).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Pterodiscus aurantiacus, L. Nanyeni 1260--Namibia. 5 km S of M51-D1423 jct. 28 Mar 2018. DSC04013 (53).JPG

Pterodiscus aurantiacus, L. Nanyeni 1260--Namibia. 5 km S of M51-D1423 jct. 28 Mar 2018. DSC04013 (53).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Pterodiscus aurantiacus, L. Nanyeni 1260--Namibia. 5 km S of M51-D1423 jct. 28 Mar 2018. DSC04013 (27).JPG

Pterodiscus aurantiacus, L. Nanyeni 1260--Namibia. 5 km S of M51-D1423 jct. 28 Mar 2018. DSC04013 (27).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Pterodiscus aurantiacus, L. Nanyeni 1260--Namibia. 5 km S of M51-D1423 jct. 28 Mar 2018. DSC04013 (28).JPG

Pterodiscus aurantiacus, L. Nanyeni 1260--Namibia. 5 km S of M51-D1423 jct. 28 Mar 2018. DSC04013 (28).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Pterodiscus aurantiacus, L. Nanyeni 1260--Namibia. 5 km S of M51-D1423 jct. 28 Mar 2018. DSC04013 (34).JPG

Pterodiscus aurantiacus, L. Nanyeni 1260--Namibia. 5 km S of M51-D1423 jct. 28 Mar 2018. DSC04013 (34).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Pterodiscus aurantiacus, L. Nanyeni 1260--Namibia. 5 km S of M51-D1423 jct. 28 Mar 2018. DSC04013 (44).JPG

Pterodiscus aurantiacus, L. Nanyeni 1260--Namibia. 5 km S of M51-D1423 jct. 28 Mar 2018. DSC04013 (44).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Pterodiscus aurantiacus, L. Nanyeni 1260--Namibia. 5 km S of M51-D1423 jct. 28 Mar 2018. DSC04013 (32).JPG

Pterodiscus aurantiacus, L. Nanyeni 1260--Namibia. 5 km S of M51-D1423 jct. 28 Mar 2018. DSC04013 (32).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Pterodiscus aurantiacus, L. Nanyeni 1260--Namibia. 5 km S of M51-D1423 jct. 28 Mar 2018. DSC04013 (41).JPG

Pterodiscus aurantiacus, L. Nanyeni 1260--Namibia. 5 km S of M51-D1423 jct. 28 Mar 2018. DSC04013 (41).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Pterodiscus aurantiacus, L. Nanyeni 1260--Namibia. 5 km S of M51-D1423 jct. 28 Mar 2018. DSC04013 (23).JPG

Pterodiscus aurantiacus, L. Nanyeni 1260--Namibia. 5 km S of M51-D1423 jct. 28 Mar 2018. DSC04013 (23).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Pterodiscus aurantiacus, L. Nanyeni 1260--Namibia. 5 km S of M51-D1423 jct. 28 Mar 2018. DSC04013 (40).JPG

Pterodiscus aurantiacus, L. Nanyeni 1260--Namibia. 5 km S of M51-D1423 jct. 28 Mar 2018. DSC04013 (40).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Pterodiscus aurantiacus, L. Nanyeni 1260--Namibia. 5 km S of M51-D1423 jct. 28 Mar 2018. DSC04013 (37).JPG

Pterodiscus aurantiacus, L. Nanyeni 1260--Namibia. 5 km S of M51-D1423 jct. 28 Mar 2018. DSC04013 (37).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Pterodiscus aurantiacus, L. Nanyeni 1260--Namibia. 5 km S of M51-D1423 jct. 28 Mar 2018. DSC04013 (31).JPG

Pterodiscus aurantiacus, L. Nanyeni 1260--Namibia. 5 km S of M51-D1423 jct. 28 Mar 2018. DSC04013 (31).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Pterodiscus aurantiacus, L. Nanyeni 1260--Namibia. 5 km S of M51-D1423 jct. 28 Mar 2018. DSC04013 (54).JPG

Pterodiscus aurantiacus, L. Nanyeni 1260--Namibia. 5 km S of M51-D1423 jct. 28 Mar 2018. DSC04013 (54).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Pterodiscus aurantiacus, L. Nanyeni 1260--Namibia. 5 km S of M51-D1423 jct. 28 Mar 2018. DSC04013 (29).JPG

Pterodiscus aurantiacus, L. Nanyeni 1260--Namibia. 5 km S of M51-D1423 jct. 28 Mar 2018. DSC04013 (29).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Native to Angola, Botswana, Namibia (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

L. Nanyeni 1260

March 28, 2018

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.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Lamiales

Family

Pedaliaceae

Genus

Pterodiscus

Specific Epithet

aurantiacus

Authorship

Welw.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

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

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.2

Global rank

#185,633 of 335,497

Top 56%

Extinction probability

10%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →