Combretum oxystachyum, Nanyeni 1186--Namibia. Dry waterfal. 20 Mar 2018. DSC01925 (131).JPG
Native to Angola, Caprivi Strip, Namibia (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
Namibia, Opuwo District, Kunene Region
-19.260028, 13.877306
Location Remarks
Location withheld.
Collectors
Leevi Nanyeni, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Christopher Dalzell
Notes
There was still a trickle of water in the bed, moist sand and reeds now gone to seed. Combretum was in rocky places above and away from the channel. Shrub c. 2 m.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Myrtales
Family
Combretaceae
Genus
Combretum
Specific Epithet
oxystachyum
Authorship
Welw. ex M.A.Lawson
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Moderate
ED 11.1
Moderately distinct — it has closer living relatives than the most isolated species.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
1.3
Global rank
#27,378 of 335,497
Top 9%
Extinction probability
14%
