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Taxon

Arctopus echinatus L.

Protologue Sp. Pl. 2: 1058. 1753 [1 May 1753]BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Predicted not threatened
Arctopus echinatus, C. Davidson 11530--South Africa. Northern Cape. Papkuilsfontein. 25 Aug 09. 169 (9).jpg

Arctopus echinatus, C. Davidson 11530--South Africa. Northern Cape. Papkuilsfontein. 25 Aug 09. 169 (9).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Arctopus echinatus, C. Davidson 11530--South Africa. Northern Cape. Papkuilsfontein. 25 Aug 09. 169 (19).jpg

Arctopus echinatus, C. Davidson 11530--South Africa. Northern Cape. Papkuilsfontein. 25 Aug 09. 169 (19).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Arctopus echinatus, C. Davidson 11530--South Africa. Northern Cape. Papkuilsfontein. 25 Aug 09. 169 (14).jpg

Arctopus echinatus, C. Davidson 11530--South Africa. Northern Cape. Papkuilsfontein. 25 Aug 09. 169 (14).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Arctopus echinatus, C. Davidson 11530--South Africa. Northern Cape. Papkuilsfontein. 25 Aug 09. 169 (21).jpg

Arctopus echinatus, C. Davidson 11530--South Africa. Northern Cape. Papkuilsfontein. 25 Aug 09. 169 (21).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Arctopus echinatus, C. Davidson 11530--South Africa. Northern Cape. Papkuilsfontein. 25 Aug 09. 169 (15).jpg

Arctopus echinatus, C. Davidson 11530--South Africa. Northern Cape. Papkuilsfontein. 25 Aug 09. 169 (15).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Arctopus echinatus, C. Davidson 11530--South Africa. Northern Cape. Papkuilsfontein. 25 Aug 09. 169 (7).jpg

Arctopus echinatus, C. Davidson 11530--South Africa. Northern Cape. Papkuilsfontein. 25 Aug 09. 169 (7).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Arctopus echinatus, C. Davidson 11530--South Africa. Northern Cape. Papkuilsfontein. 25 Aug 09. 169 (20).jpg

Arctopus echinatus, C. Davidson 11530--South Africa. Northern Cape. Papkuilsfontein. 25 Aug 09. 169 (20).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Arctopus echinatus, C. Davidson 11530--South Africa. Northern Cape. Papkuilsfontein. 25 Aug 09. 169 (11).jpg

Arctopus echinatus, C. Davidson 11530--South Africa. Northern Cape. Papkuilsfontein. 25 Aug 09. 169 (11).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Arctopus echinatus, C. Davidson 11530--South Africa. Northern Cape. Papkuilsfontein. 25 Aug 09. 169.jpg

Arctopus echinatus, C. Davidson 11530--South Africa. Northern Cape. Papkuilsfontein. 25 Aug 09. 169.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Arctopus echinatus, C. Davidson 11530--South Africa. Northern Cape. Papkuilsfontein. 25 Aug 09. 169 (6).jpg

Arctopus echinatus, C. Davidson 11530--South Africa. Northern Cape. Papkuilsfontein. 25 Aug 09. 169 (6).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Arctopus echinatus, C. Davidson 11530--South Africa. Northern Cape. Papkuilsfontein. 25 Aug 09. 169 (8).jpg

Arctopus echinatus, C. Davidson 11530--South Africa. Northern Cape. Papkuilsfontein. 25 Aug 09. 169 (8).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Arctopus echinatus, C. Davidson 11530--South Africa. Northern Cape. Papkuilsfontein. 25 Aug 09. 169 (23).jpg

Arctopus echinatus, C. Davidson 11530--South Africa. Northern Cape. Papkuilsfontein. 25 Aug 09. 169 (23).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Arctopus echinatus, C. Davidson 11530--South Africa. Northern Cape. Papkuilsfontein. 25 Aug 09. 169 (10).jpg

Arctopus echinatus, C. Davidson 11530--South Africa. Northern Cape. Papkuilsfontein. 25 Aug 09. 169 (10).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Arctopus echinatus, C. Davidson 11530--South Africa. Northern Cape. Papkuilsfontein. 25 Aug 09. 169 (2).jpg

Arctopus echinatus, C. Davidson 11530--South Africa. Northern Cape. Papkuilsfontein. 25 Aug 09. 169 (2).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Arctopus echinatus, C. Davidson 11530--South Africa. Northern Cape. Papkuilsfontein. 25 Aug 09. 169 (4).jpg

Arctopus echinatus, C. Davidson 11530--South Africa. Northern Cape. Papkuilsfontein. 25 Aug 09. 169 (4).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Arctopus echinatus, C. Davidson 11530--South Africa. Northern Cape. Papkuilsfontein. 25 Aug 09. 169 (13).jpg

Arctopus echinatus, C. Davidson 11530--South Africa. Northern Cape. Papkuilsfontein. 25 Aug 09. 169 (13).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Arctopus echinatus, C. Davidson 11530--South Africa. Northern Cape. Papkuilsfontein. 25 Aug 09. 169 (16).jpg

Arctopus echinatus, C. Davidson 11530--South Africa. Northern Cape. Papkuilsfontein. 25 Aug 09. 169 (16).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Arctopus echinatus, C. Davidson 11530--South Africa. Northern Cape. Papkuilsfontein. 25 Aug 09. 169 (22).jpg

Arctopus echinatus, C. Davidson 11530--South Africa. Northern Cape. Papkuilsfontein. 25 Aug 09. 169 (22).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Arctopus echinatus, C. Davidson 11530--South Africa. Northern Cape. Papkuilsfontein. 25 Aug 09. 169 (17).jpg

Arctopus echinatus, C. Davidson 11530--South Africa. Northern Cape. Papkuilsfontein. 25 Aug 09. 169 (17).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Arctopus echinatus, C. Davidson 11530--South Africa. Northern Cape. Papkuilsfontein. 25 Aug 09. 169 (3).jpg

Arctopus echinatus, C. Davidson 11530--South Africa. Northern Cape. Papkuilsfontein. 25 Aug 09. 169 (3).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Arctopus echinatus, C. Davidson 11530--South Africa. Northern Cape. Papkuilsfontein. 25 Aug 09. 169 (5).jpg

Arctopus echinatus, C. Davidson 11530--South Africa. Northern Cape. Papkuilsfontein. 25 Aug 09. 169 (5).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Arctopus echinatus, C. Davidson 11530--South Africa. Northern Cape. Papkuilsfontein. 25 Aug 09. 169 (1).jpg

Arctopus echinatus, C. Davidson 11530--South Africa. Northern Cape. Papkuilsfontein. 25 Aug 09. 169 (1).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Arctopus echinatus, C. Davidson 11530--South Africa. Northern Cape. Papkuilsfontein. 25 Aug 09. 169 (12).jpg

Arctopus echinatus, C. Davidson 11530--South Africa. Northern Cape. Papkuilsfontein. 25 Aug 09. 169 (12).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Arctopus echinatus, C. Davidson 11530--South Africa. Northern Cape. Papkuilsfontein. 25 Aug 09. 169 (18).jpg

Arctopus echinatus, C. Davidson 11530--South Africa. Northern Cape. Papkuilsfontein. 25 Aug 09. 169 (18).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Endemic to Cape Provinces (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

Davidson C., Christoph S.R., Dalzell C. 11530

August 25, 2009

Location

South Africa, Northern Cape (Hantam NU)

-31.226944, 19.243056

Location Remarks

Bokkeveld Plateau. Off R357 N of Nieuwoudtville, road to Gannabos, region of Aloe dichotoma forest

Collectors

Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Christopher Dalzell

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Apiales

Family

Apiaceae

Genus

Arctopus

Specific Epithet

echinatus

Authorship

L.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 1.9

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

0.2

Global rank

#175,293 of 335,497

Top 53%

Extinction probability

12%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →