Gomphrena celosioides, L. Nanyeni 1167--Namibia. Hwy B1 S of Okahandja at Swakop R. bridge. 16 May 2018. (33).JPG
Native to Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Ecuador, Paraguay, Uruguay; introduced into 68 botanical countries across Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Australasia, Pacific, and Southern America (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
Namibia, Okahandja District, Otjozondjupa Region
-21.453, 16.849639
Location Remarks
On Highway B1, 57 km N of D2110 junction in Okahandja; Rest stop along a fence line with Acacia branch barriers 1431 m elev.
Collectors
Leevi Nanyeni, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Christopher Dalzell
Notes
Acacia tortilis woodland. Full sun in sand and gravel of dry river channel.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Family
Amaranthaceae
Genus
Gomphrena
Specific Epithet
celosioides
Authorship
Mart.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 0.6
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.1
Global rank
#288,568 of 335,497
Top 87%
Extinction probability
10%
