Gladiolus permeabilis, L. Nanyeni 1274--Namibia. Hwy D2859. Odom 418. 30 March 2018. DSC04324 (92).JPG
Native to Botswana, Cape Provinces, Eswatini, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Zimbabwe (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
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 in full sun. Acacia woodland. Stems 0.5-0.75 m tall.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Asparagales
Family
Iridaceae
Genus
Gladiolus
Specific Epithet
permeabilis
Authorship
D.Delaroche
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 0.4
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.0
Global rank
#305,606 of 335,497
Top 92%
Extinction probability
10%
