Commicarpus decipiens Meikle belongs to the Nyctaginaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.

L. Nanyeni 1163

May 16, 2018

Location

Namibia, Okahandja District, Otjozondjupa Region

-21.453, 16.849639

Location Remarks

On Highway B1, 57 km N of D2110 junction in Okahandja; Rest stop along a fence line with Acacia branch barriers 1431 m elev.

Collectors

Leevi Nanyeni, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Christopher Dalzell

Notes

Acacia tortilis woodland. Shady place in river sand.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Caryophyllales

Family

Nyctaginaceae

Genus

Commicarpus

Specific Epithet

decipiens

Authorship

Meikle

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 1.2

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

0.2

Global rank

#218,625 of 335,497

Top 66%

Extinction probability

12%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →