Gomphrena celosioides Mart. belongs to the Amaranthaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.

L. Nanyeni 1167

May 16, 2018

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.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Caryophyllales

Family

Amaranthaceae

Genus

Gomphrena

Specific Epithet

celosioides

Authorship

Mart.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

Conservation (EDGE)

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

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.1

Global rank

#288,568 of 335,497

Top 87%

Extinction probability

10%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →