Lophiocarpus polystachyus Turcz. belongs to the Lophiocarpaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Lophiocarpus polystachyus, L. Nanyeni 1157--Namibia. B1 to Rehoboth, Frankie Fredricks St. 15 Mar 2018. DSC00565 (410).JPG
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Family
Lophiocarpaceae
Genus
Lophiocarpus
Specific Epithet
polystachyus
Authorship
Turcz.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Moderate
ED 18.7
Moderately distinct — it has closer living relatives than the most isolated species.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
1.4
Global rank
#25,227 of 335,497
Top 8%
Extinction probability
10%
Location
Namibia, Windhoek District
-22.700500, 17.081056
Location Remarks
Monteiro Self-Catering and Camping, 19 km S of Windhoek on Highway B1 (A resort facility with remnant vegetation).
Collectors
Leevi Nanyeni, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Christopher Dalzell
Notes
Herb in seasonally moist sand.
