Villarsia capensis (Houtt.) Merr. belongs to the Menyanthaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Villarsia capensis--So. Africa. Cape Province. Table Mtn. 20 Nov 02. 045.jpg
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Asterales
Family
Menyanthaceae
Genus
Villarsia
Specific Epithet
capensis
Authorship
(Houtt.) Merr.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 1.6
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.1
Global rank
#266,932 of 335,497
Top 80%
Extinction probability
5%
Location
South Africa, Western Cape
-32.732111, 18.187222
Location Remarks
Dirt road continuation of R27, along the coast 5 km N of Velddrif. Coastal dunes.
Collectors
No collectors specified
