Lanaria lanata, Davidson, C 12309--South Africa. Western Cape. E. side, Fernkloof. 24 Jan 2014. DSC01799 (8).JPG
Endemic to Cape Provinces (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
South Africa, Western Cape (Bergrivier NU)
-32.732111, 18.187222
Location Remarks
Dirt road continuation of R27, along the coast 5 km N of Velddrif. Coastal dunes.
Collectors
Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Christopher Dalzell
Notes
Coastal fynbos.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Asparagales
Family
Lanariaceae
Genus
Lanaria
Specific Epithet
lanata
Authorship
(L.) T.Durand & Schinz
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Very high
ED 59.4
Among the most evolutionarily isolated plants known — losing it erases an irreplaceable branch of the plant tree of life.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
11.3
Global rank
#464 of 335,497
Top 1,000 globally
Extinction probability
19%
