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Taxon

Massonia depressa Houtt.

Protologue Handl. Pl.-Kruidk. xii. 424.IPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Predicted not threatened
Massonia depressa, C. Davidson 11560--South Africa. Northern Cape. Papkuilsfontein. 26 Aug 09. 011 (5).jpg

Massonia depressa, C. Davidson 11560--South Africa. Northern Cape. Papkuilsfontein. 26 Aug 09. 011 (5).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Massonia depressa, C. Davidson 11560--South Africa. Northern Cape. Papkuilsfontein. 26 Aug 09. 011 (11).jpg

Massonia depressa, C. Davidson 11560--South Africa. Northern Cape. Papkuilsfontein. 26 Aug 09. 011 (11).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Massonia depressa, C. Davidson 11560--South Africa. Northern Cape. Papkuilsfontein. 26 Aug 09. 011 (3).jpg

Massonia depressa, C. Davidson 11560--South Africa. Northern Cape. Papkuilsfontein. 26 Aug 09. 011 (3).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Massonia depressa, C. Davidson 11560--South Africa. Northern Cape. Papkuilsfontein. 26 Aug 09. 011 (4).jpg

Massonia depressa, C. Davidson 11560--South Africa. Northern Cape. Papkuilsfontein. 26 Aug 09. 011 (4).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Massonia depressa, C. Davidson 11560--South Africa. Northern Cape. Papkuilsfontein. 26 Aug 09. 010.jpg

Massonia depressa, C. Davidson 11560--South Africa. Northern Cape. Papkuilsfontein. 26 Aug 09. 010.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Massonia depressa, C. Davidson 11560--South Africa. Northern Cape. Papkuilsfontein. 26 Aug 09. 011 (2).jpg

Massonia depressa, C. Davidson 11560--South Africa. Northern Cape. Papkuilsfontein. 26 Aug 09. 011 (2).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Massonia depressa, C. Davidson 11560--South Africa. Northern Cape. Papkuilsfontein. 26 Aug 09. 011 (7).jpg

Massonia depressa, C. Davidson 11560--South Africa. Northern Cape. Papkuilsfontein. 26 Aug 09. 011 (7).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Massonia depressa, C. Davidson 11560--South Africa. Northern Cape. Papkuilsfontein. 26 Aug 09. 011 (9).jpg

Massonia depressa, C. Davidson 11560--South Africa. Northern Cape. Papkuilsfontein. 26 Aug 09. 011 (9).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Massonia depressa, C. Davidson 11560--South Africa. Northern Cape. Papkuilsfontein. 26 Aug 09. 011 (8).jpg

Massonia depressa, C. Davidson 11560--South Africa. Northern Cape. Papkuilsfontein. 26 Aug 09. 011 (8).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Massonia depressa, C. Davidson 11560--South Africa. Northern Cape. Papkuilsfontein. 26 Aug 09. 011 (1).jpg

Massonia depressa, C. Davidson 11560--South Africa. Northern Cape. Papkuilsfontein. 26 Aug 09. 011 (1).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Massonia depressa, C. Davidson 11560--South Africa. Northern Cape. Papkuilsfontein. 26 Aug 09. 011.jpg

Massonia depressa, C. Davidson 11560--South Africa. Northern Cape. Papkuilsfontein. 26 Aug 09. 011.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Massonia depressa, C. Davidson 11560--South Africa. Northern Cape. Papkuilsfontein. 26 Aug 09. 011 (10).jpg

Massonia depressa, C. Davidson 11560--South Africa. Northern Cape. Papkuilsfontein. 26 Aug 09. 011 (10).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Massonia depressa, C. Davidson 11560--South Africa. Northern Cape. Papkuilsfontein. 26 Aug 09. 011 (12).jpg

Massonia depressa, C. Davidson 11560--South Africa. Northern Cape. Papkuilsfontein. 26 Aug 09. 011 (12).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Massonia depressa, C. Davidson 11560--South Africa. Northern Cape. Papkuilsfontein. 26 Aug 09. 011 (6).jpg

Massonia depressa, C. Davidson 11560--South Africa. Northern Cape. Papkuilsfontein. 26 Aug 09. 011 (6).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Native to Cape Provinces, Free State (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 11560

August 26, 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, Christopher Dalzell, Sharon R. Christoph

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Asparagales

Family

Asparagaceae

Genus

Massonia

Specific Epithet

depressa

Authorship

Houtt.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 0.9

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

0.1

Global rank

#253,550 of 335,497

Top 76%

Extinction probability

12%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →