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fragilis

Taxon

Jamesbrittenia fragilis (Pilg.) Hilliard

Protologue Edinburgh J. Bot. 49(2): 229. 1992IPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Predicted not threatened
Jamesbrittenia fragilis, L. Nanyeni 1283--Namibia. C42 to Grootfontein. Odom 30. 30 Mar 22018. DSC04651 (23).JPG

Jamesbrittenia fragilis, L. Nanyeni 1283--Namibia. C42 to Grootfontein. Odom 30. 30 Mar 22018. DSC04651 (23).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Jamesbrittenia fragilis, L. Nanyeni 1283--Namibia. C42 to Grootfontein. Odom 30. 30 Mar 22018. DSC04651 (25).JPG

Jamesbrittenia fragilis, L. Nanyeni 1283--Namibia. C42 to Grootfontein. Odom 30. 30 Mar 22018. DSC04651 (25).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Jamesbrittenia fragilis, L. Nanyeni 1283--Namibia. C42 to Grootfontein. Odom 30. 30 Mar 22018. DSC04651 (14).JPG

Jamesbrittenia fragilis, L. Nanyeni 1283--Namibia. C42 to Grootfontein. Odom 30. 30 Mar 22018. DSC04651 (14).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Jamesbrittenia fragilis, L. Nanyeni 1283--Namibia. C42 to Grootfontein. Odom 30. 30 Mar 22018. DSC04651 (24).JPG

Jamesbrittenia fragilis, L. Nanyeni 1283--Namibia. C42 to Grootfontein. Odom 30. 30 Mar 22018. DSC04651 (24).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Jamesbrittenia fragilis, L. Nanyeni 1283--Namibia. C42 to Grootfontein. Odom 30. 30 Mar 22018. DSC04651 (17).JPG

Jamesbrittenia fragilis, L. Nanyeni 1283--Namibia. C42 to Grootfontein. Odom 30. 30 Mar 22018. DSC04651 (17).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Jamesbrittenia fragilis, L. Nanyeni 1283--Namibia. C42 to Grootfontein. Odom 30. 30 Mar 22018. DSC04651 (27).JPG

Jamesbrittenia fragilis, L. Nanyeni 1283--Namibia. C42 to Grootfontein. Odom 30. 30 Mar 22018. DSC04651 (27).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Jamesbrittenia fragilis, L. Nanyeni 1283--Namibia. C42 to Grootfontein. Odom 30. 30 Mar 22018. DSC04651 (19).JPG

Jamesbrittenia fragilis, L. Nanyeni 1283--Namibia. C42 to Grootfontein. Odom 30. 30 Mar 22018. DSC04651 (19).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Jamesbrittenia fragilis, L. Nanyeni 1283--Namibia. C42 to Grootfontein. Odom 30. 30 Mar 22018. DSC04651 (15).JPG

Jamesbrittenia fragilis, L. Nanyeni 1283--Namibia. C42 to Grootfontein. Odom 30. 30 Mar 22018. DSC04651 (15).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Jamesbrittenia fragilis, L. Nanyeni 1283--Namibia. C42 to Grootfontein. Odom 30. 30 Mar 22018. DSC04651 (18).JPG

Jamesbrittenia fragilis, L. Nanyeni 1283--Namibia. C42 to Grootfontein. Odom 30. 30 Mar 22018. DSC04651 (18).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Jamesbrittenia fragilis, L. Nanyeni 1283--Namibia. C42 to Grootfontein. Odom 30. 30 Mar 22018. DSC04651 (21).JPG

Jamesbrittenia fragilis, L. Nanyeni 1283--Namibia. C42 to Grootfontein. Odom 30. 30 Mar 22018. DSC04651 (21).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Jamesbrittenia fragilis, L. Nanyeni 1283--Namibia. C42 to Grootfontein. Odom 30. 30 Mar 22018. DSC04651 (28).JPG

Jamesbrittenia fragilis, L. Nanyeni 1283--Namibia. C42 to Grootfontein. Odom 30. 30 Mar 22018. DSC04651 (28).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Jamesbrittenia fragilis, L. Nanyeni 1283--Namibia. C42 to Grootfontein. Odom 30. 30 Mar 22018. DSC04651 (16).JPG

Jamesbrittenia fragilis, L. Nanyeni 1283--Namibia. C42 to Grootfontein. Odom 30. 30 Mar 22018. DSC04651 (16).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Jamesbrittenia fragilis, L. Nanyeni 1283--Namibia. C42 to Grootfontein. Odom 30. 30 Mar 22018. DSC04651 (20).JPG

Jamesbrittenia fragilis, L. Nanyeni 1283--Namibia. C42 to Grootfontein. Odom 30. 30 Mar 22018. DSC04651 (20).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Jamesbrittenia fragilis, L. Nanyeni 1283--Namibia. C42 to Grootfontein. Odom 30. 30 Mar 22018. DSC04651 (22).JPG

Jamesbrittenia fragilis, L. Nanyeni 1283--Namibia. C42 to Grootfontein. Odom 30. 30 Mar 22018. DSC04651 (22).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Jamesbrittenia fragilis, L. Nanyeni 1283--Namibia. C42 to Grootfontein. Odom 30. 30 Mar 22018. DSC04651 (26).JPG

Jamesbrittenia fragilis, L. Nanyeni 1283--Namibia. C42 to Grootfontein. Odom 30. 30 Mar 22018. DSC04651 (26).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Endemic to Namibia (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 1283

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

Shady, moist rock crevices under the canopy.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Lamiales

Family

Scrophulariaceae

Genus

Jamesbrittenia

Specific Epithet

fragilis

Authorship

(Pilg.) Hilliard

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 3.6

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

0.3

Global rank

#145,088 of 335,497

Top 44%

Extinction probability

10%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →