Corchorus schimperi, L. Nanyeni 1171--Namibia. Hwy 2512 to the NE. 16 Mar 2018. DSC01348 (22).JPG
Corchorus schimperi, L. Nanyeni 1171--Namibia. Hwy 2512 to the NE. 16 Mar 2018. DSC01348 (20).JPG
Corchorus schimperi, L. Nanyeni 1171--Namibia. Hwy 2512 to the NE. 16 Mar 2018. DSC01348 (25).JPG
Corchorus schimperi, L. Nanyeni 1171--Namibia. Hwy 2512 to the NE. 16 Mar 2018. DSC01348 (12).JPG
Corchorus schimperi, L. Nanyeni 1171--Namibia. Hwy 2512 to the NE. 16 Mar 2018. DSC01348 (30).JPG
Corchorus schimperi, L. Nanyeni 1171--Namibia. Hwy 2512 to the NE. 16 Mar 2018. DSC01348 (18).JPG
Corchorus schimperi, L. Nanyeni 1171--Namibia. Hwy 2512 to the NE. 16 Mar 2018. DSC01348 (13).JPG
Corchorus schimperi, L. Nanyeni 1171--Namibia. Hwy 2512 to the NE. 16 Mar 2018. DSC01348 (10).JPG
Corchorus schimperi, L. Nanyeni 1171--Namibia. Hwy 2512 to the NE. 16 Mar 2018. DSC01348 (16).JPG
Corchorus schimperi, L. Nanyeni 1171--Namibia. Hwy 2512 to the NE. 16 Mar 2018. DSC01348 (32).JPG
Corchorus schimperi, L. Nanyeni 1171--Namibia. Hwy 2512 to the NE. 16 Mar 2018. DSC01348 (27).JPG
Corchorus schimperi, L. Nanyeni 1171--Namibia. Hwy 2512 to the NE. 16 Mar 2018. DSC01348 (31).JPG
Corchorus schimperi, L. Nanyeni 1171--Namibia. Hwy 2512 to the NE. 16 Mar 2018. DSC01348 (29).JPG
Corchorus schimperi, L. Nanyeni 1171--Namibia. Hwy 2512 to the NE. 16 Mar 2018. DSC01348 (23).JPG
Corchorus schimperi, L. Nanyeni 1171--Namibia. Hwy 2512 to the NE. 16 Mar 2018. DSC01348 (21).JPG
Corchorus schimperi, L. Nanyeni 1171--Namibia. Hwy 2512 to the NE. 16 Mar 2018. DSC01348 (17).JPG
Corchorus schimperi, L. Nanyeni 1171--Namibia. Hwy 2512 to the NE. 16 Mar 2018. DSC01348 (9).JPG
Corchorus schimperi, L. Nanyeni 1171--Namibia. Hwy 2512 to the NE. 16 Mar 2018. DSC01348 (19).JPG
Corchorus schimperi, L. Nanyeni 1171--Namibia. Hwy 2512 to the NE. 16 Mar 2018. DSC01348 (14).JPG
Corchorus schimperi, L. Nanyeni 1171--Namibia. Hwy 2512 to the NE. 16 Mar 2018. DSC01348 (26).JPG
Corchorus schimperi, L. Nanyeni 1171--Namibia. Hwy 2512 to the NE. 16 Mar 2018. DSC01348 (28).JPG
Corchorus schimperi, L. Nanyeni 1171--Namibia. Hwy 2512 to the NE. 16 Mar 2018. DSC01348 (15).JPG
Corchorus schimperi, L. Nanyeni 1171--Namibia. Hwy 2512 to the NE. 16 Mar 2018. DSC01348 (11).JPG
Corchorus schimperi, L. Nanyeni 1171--Namibia. Hwy 2512 to the NE. 16 Mar 2018. DSC01348 (33).JPG
Corchorus schimperi, L. Nanyeni 1171--Namibia. Hwy 2512 to the NE. 16 Mar 2018. DSC01348 (24).JPG
Native to Botswana, Cape Provinces, Djibouti, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Free State, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
Namibia, Otjiwarango District, Otjozondjupa Region
-20.5225, 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.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Malvales
Family
Malvaceae
Genus
Corchorus
Specific Epithet
schimperi
Authorship
Cufod.
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%
