Flora of the World logo
MapPublicationsInstitutionsImpactAboutContactAcknowledgements

Copyright © 2008-2026 Flora of The World. All Rights Reserved.

Visit floraoftheworld.orgLogin
Home

›

Asparagales

›

Iridaceae

›

Afrosolen

›

otaviensis

Taxon

Afrosolen otaviensis (R.C.Foster) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning

Protologue Bothalia 46(1)-a2024: 4. 2016 [2 Dec 2016] [epublished]IPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Predicted not threatened
Afrosolen, L. Nanyeni 1280--Namibia. Hwy C 42 to Grootfontein. Odom 0. 30 Mar 2018. DSC04552 (56).JPG

Afrosolen, L. Nanyeni 1280--Namibia. Hwy C 42 to Grootfontein. Odom 0. 30 Mar 2018. DSC04552 (56).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Afrosolen, L. Nanyeni 1280--Namibia. Hwy C 42 to Grootfontein. Odom 0. 30 Mar 2018. DSC04552 (46).JPG

Afrosolen, L. Nanyeni 1280--Namibia. Hwy C 42 to Grootfontein. Odom 0. 30 Mar 2018. DSC04552 (46).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Afrosolen, L. Nanyeni 1280--Namibia. Hwy C 42 to Grootfontein. Odom 0. 30 Mar 2018. DSC04552 (62).JPG

Afrosolen, L. Nanyeni 1280--Namibia. Hwy C 42 to Grootfontein. Odom 0. 30 Mar 2018. DSC04552 (62).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Afrosolen, L. Nanyeni 1280--Namibia. Hwy C 42 to Grootfontein. Odom 0. 30 Mar 2018. DSC04552 (43).JPG

Afrosolen, L. Nanyeni 1280--Namibia. Hwy C 42 to Grootfontein. Odom 0. 30 Mar 2018. DSC04552 (43).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Afrosolen, L. Nanyeni 1280--Namibia. Hwy C 42 to Grootfontein. Odom 0. 30 Mar 2018. DSC04552 (59).JPG

Afrosolen, L. Nanyeni 1280--Namibia. Hwy C 42 to Grootfontein. Odom 0. 30 Mar 2018. DSC04552 (59).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Afrosolen, L. Nanyeni 1280--Namibia. Hwy C 42 to Grootfontein. Odom 0. 30 Mar 2018. DSC04552 (52).JPG

Afrosolen, L. Nanyeni 1280--Namibia. Hwy C 42 to Grootfontein. Odom 0. 30 Mar 2018. DSC04552 (52).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Afrosolen, L. Nanyeni 1280--Namibia. Hwy C 42 to Grootfontein. Odom 0. 30 Mar 2018. DSC04552 (50).JPG

Afrosolen, L. Nanyeni 1280--Namibia. Hwy C 42 to Grootfontein. Odom 0. 30 Mar 2018. DSC04552 (50).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Afrosolen, L. Nanyeni 1280--Namibia. Hwy C 42 to Grootfontein. Odom 0. 30 Mar 2018. DSC04552 (45).JPG

Afrosolen, L. Nanyeni 1280--Namibia. Hwy C 42 to Grootfontein. Odom 0. 30 Mar 2018. DSC04552 (45).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Afrosolen, L. Nanyeni 1280--Namibia. Hwy C 42 to Grootfontein. Odom 0. 30 Mar 2018. DSC04552 (63).JPG

Afrosolen, L. Nanyeni 1280--Namibia. Hwy C 42 to Grootfontein. Odom 0. 30 Mar 2018. DSC04552 (63).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Afrosolen, L. Nanyeni 1280--Namibia. Hwy C 42 to Grootfontein. Odom 0. 30 Mar 2018. DSC04552 (42).JPG

Afrosolen, L. Nanyeni 1280--Namibia. Hwy C 42 to Grootfontein. Odom 0. 30 Mar 2018. DSC04552 (42).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Afrosolen, L. Nanyeni 1280--Namibia. Hwy C 42 to Grootfontein. Odom 0. 30 Mar 2018. DSC04552 (53).JPG

Afrosolen, L. Nanyeni 1280--Namibia. Hwy C 42 to Grootfontein. Odom 0. 30 Mar 2018. DSC04552 (53).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Afrosolen, L. Nanyeni 1280--Namibia. Hwy C 42 to Grootfontein. Odom 0. 30 Mar 2018. DSC04552 (47).JPG

Afrosolen, L. Nanyeni 1280--Namibia. Hwy C 42 to Grootfontein. Odom 0. 30 Mar 2018. DSC04552 (47).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Afrosolen, L. Nanyeni 1280--Namibia. Hwy C 42 to Grootfontein. Odom 0. 30 Mar 2018. DSC04552 (49).JPG

Afrosolen, L. Nanyeni 1280--Namibia. Hwy C 42 to Grootfontein. Odom 0. 30 Mar 2018. DSC04552 (49).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Afrosolen, L. Nanyeni 1280--Namibia. Hwy C 42 to Grootfontein. Odom 0. 30 Mar 2018. DSC04552 (44).JPG

Afrosolen, L. Nanyeni 1280--Namibia. Hwy C 42 to Grootfontein. Odom 0. 30 Mar 2018. DSC04552 (44).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Afrosolen, L. Nanyeni 1280--Namibia. Hwy C 42 to Grootfontein. Odom 0. 30 Mar 2018. DSC04552 (41).JPG

Afrosolen, L. Nanyeni 1280--Namibia. Hwy C 42 to Grootfontein. Odom 0. 30 Mar 2018. DSC04552 (41).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Afrosolen, L. Nanyeni 1280--Namibia. Hwy C 42 to Grootfontein. Odom 0. 30 Mar 2018. DSC04552 (51).JPG

Afrosolen, L. Nanyeni 1280--Namibia. Hwy C 42 to Grootfontein. Odom 0. 30 Mar 2018. DSC04552 (51).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Afrosolen, L. Nanyeni 1280--Namibia. Hwy C 42 to Grootfontein. Odom 0. 30 Mar 2018. DSC04552 (48).JPG

Afrosolen, L. Nanyeni 1280--Namibia. Hwy C 42 to Grootfontein. Odom 0. 30 Mar 2018. DSC04552 (48).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Afrosolen, L. Nanyeni 1280--Namibia. Hwy C 42 to Grootfontein. Odom 0. 30 Mar 2018. DSC04552 (54).JPG

Afrosolen, L. Nanyeni 1280--Namibia. Hwy C 42 to Grootfontein. Odom 0. 30 Mar 2018. DSC04552 (54).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Afrosolen, L. Nanyeni 1280--Namibia. Hwy C 42 to Grootfontein. Odom 0. 30 Mar 2018. DSC04552 (57).JPG

Afrosolen, L. Nanyeni 1280--Namibia. Hwy C 42 to Grootfontein. Odom 0. 30 Mar 2018. DSC04552 (57).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Afrosolen, L. Nanyeni 1280--Namibia. Hwy C 42 to Grootfontein. Odom 0. 30 Mar 2018. DSC04552 (61).JPG

Afrosolen, L. Nanyeni 1280--Namibia. Hwy C 42 to Grootfontein. Odom 0. 30 Mar 2018. DSC04552 (61).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Afrosolen, L. Nanyeni 1280--Namibia. Hwy C 42 to Grootfontein. Odom 0. 30 Mar 2018. DSC04552 (60).JPG

Afrosolen, L. Nanyeni 1280--Namibia. Hwy C 42 to Grootfontein. Odom 0. 30 Mar 2018. DSC04552 (60).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Afrosolen, L. Nanyeni 1280--Namibia. Hwy C 42 to Grootfontein. Odom 0. 30 Mar 2018. DSC04552 (58).JPG

Afrosolen, L. Nanyeni 1280--Namibia. Hwy C 42 to Grootfontein. Odom 0. 30 Mar 2018. DSC04552 (58).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Afrosolen, L. Nanyeni 1280--Namibia. Hwy C 42 to Grootfontein. Odom 0. 30 Mar 2018. DSC04552 (55).JPG

Afrosolen, L. Nanyeni 1280--Namibia. Hwy C 42 to Grootfontein. Odom 0. 30 Mar 2018. DSC04552 (55).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 1280

March 30, 2018

Location

Namibia, Tsumeb District, Oshikoto Region

-19.154833, 17.468389

Location Remarks

West of Tsumeb, on road D3043, c. 6.5 km west of junction with Highway B1. 1207 m elev.

Collectors

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

Notes

Roadside. Acacia/Combretum woodland.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Asparagales

Family

Iridaceae

Genus

Afrosolen

Specific Epithet

otaviensis

Authorship

(R.C.Foster) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 4.9

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

0.4

Global rank

#122,518 of 335,497

Top 37%

Extinction probability

10%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →