Jamesbrittenia fragilis (Pilg.) Hilliard belongs to the Scrophulariaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.

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

GBIF WFO POWO

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 →