Native to Angola, Botswana, Eswatini, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe (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 1273

March 30, 2018

Location

Namibia, Grootfontein District, Otjozondjupa Region

-19.403528, 17.918194

Location Remarks

On Highway C42, 28.5 km southeast of junction with B1 in Tsumeb. 1430 m elev.

Collectors

Leevi Nanyeni, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Christopher Dalzell

Notes

Roadside sand. Acacia woodland. Parasitic in the roadside Acacia.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Santalales

Family

Loranthaceae

Genus

Plicosepalus

Specific Epithet

kalachariensis

Authorship

(Schinz) Danser

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 6.8

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

0.7

Global rank

#71,894 of 335,497

Top 22%

Extinction probability

12%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →