Corchorus schimperi Cufod. belongs to the Malvaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Corchorus schimperi, L. Nanyeni 1171--Namibia. Hwy 2512 to the NE. 16 Mar 2018. DSC01348 (22).JPG
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Malvales
Family
Malvaceae
Genus
Corchorus
Specific Epithet
schimperi
Authorship
Cufod.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 0.9
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.1
Global rank
#272,228 of 335,497
Top 82%
Extinction probability
10%
Location
Namibia, Otjiwarango District, Otjozondjupa Region
-20.522500, 17.254361
Location Remarks
Waterberg Plateau Park. Access road D2512 (off C22 and E of Otjiwarango), c. 550 m NE of road to reception and guest cabins. 1404 m elev.
Collectors
Leevi Nanyeni, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Christopher Dalzell
Notes
Full sun in deep red sand at roadside.
