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capitata

Taxon

Aristea capitata (L.) Ker Gawl.

Protologue Bot. Mag. 17: t. 605. 1802BHLIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Predicted threatened
Aristea thyrsiflora--So. Africa. Cape Province. Stellenbosch Bot. Gard. 21 Nov 02. 002.jpg

Aristea thyrsiflora--So. Africa. Cape Province. Stellenbosch Bot. Gard. 21 Nov 02. 002.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Aristea thyrsiflora--So. Africa. Cape Province. Stellenbosch Bot. Gard. 21 Nov 02. 003.jpg

Aristea thyrsiflora--So. Africa. Cape Province. Stellenbosch Bot. Gard. 21 Nov 02. 003.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Aristaea major, 105.82--South Africa. Kirstenbosch Bot. Gard. 21 Aug 09. 049 (5).jpg

Aristaea major, 105.82--South Africa. Kirstenbosch Bot. Gard. 21 Aug 09. 049 (5).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Aristaea major, 105.82--South Africa. Kirstenbosch Bot. Gard. 21 Aug 09. 049 (6).jpg

Aristaea major, 105.82--South Africa. Kirstenbosch Bot. Gard. 21 Aug 09. 049 (6).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Aristaea major, 105.82--South Africa. Kirstenbosch Bot. Gard. 21 Aug 09. 049 (7).jpg

Aristaea major, 105.82--South Africa. Kirstenbosch Bot. Gard. 21 Aug 09. 049 (7).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Aristaea major, 105.82--South Africa. Kirstenbosch Bot. Gard. 21 Aug 09. 049 (2).jpg

Aristaea major, 105.82--South Africa. Kirstenbosch Bot. Gard. 21 Aug 09. 049 (2).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Aristaea major, 105.82--South Africa. Kirstenbosch Bot. Gard. 21 Aug 09. 049 (3).jpg

Aristaea major, 105.82--South Africa. Kirstenbosch Bot. Gard. 21 Aug 09. 049 (3).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Aristaea major, 105.82--South Africa. Kirstenbosch Bot. Gard. 21 Aug 09. 049.jpg

Aristaea major, 105.82--South Africa. Kirstenbosch Bot. Gard. 21 Aug 09. 049.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Aristaea major, 105.82--South Africa. Kirstenbosch Bot. Gard. 21 Aug 09. 049 (1).jpg

Aristaea major, 105.82--South Africa. Kirstenbosch Bot. Gard. 21 Aug 09. 049 (1).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Aristaea major, 105.82--South Africa. Kirstenbosch Bot. Gard. 21 Aug 09. 049 (4).jpg

Aristaea major, 105.82--South Africa. Kirstenbosch Bot. Gard. 21 Aug 09. 049 (4).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Global range is not yet available in Plants of the World Online. Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 1 country.

Distribution

Occurrences

105.82

August 21, 2009

Location

South Africa, Mpumalanga, Ehlanzeni (Thaba Chweu, Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden | Lydenburg)

-25.315833, 30.495278

Location Remarks

Rhodes Dr., Newlands, Cape Town

Collectors

No collectors specified

No collection number

November 21, 2002

Location

South Africa, Western Cape (Stellenbosch University Botanic Garden)

Location Remarks

Van Riebeeck St., Stellenbosch 7600

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Asparagales

Family

Iridaceae

Genus

Aristea

Specific Epithet

capitata

Authorship

(L.) Ker Gawl.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 3.3

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Predicted threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.5

Global rank

#96,693 of 335,497

Top 29%

Extinction probability

20%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →

Synonyms (2)

Aristea major Andrews

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy

Aristea thyrsiflora (D.Delaroche) N.E.Br.

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy