Striga gesnerioides, Z. Rogers 1289--South Africa. KwaZulu-Natal. Inanda Resource Res. 23 Jan 09. 085.jpg
Native to 47 botanical countries across Africa, Temperate Asia, and Tropical Asia; introduced into Florida (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 2 countries.
Location
South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal (Hibiscus Coast NU)
-31.006667, 30.177222
Location Remarks
Umtamvuna Nature Reserve, west of Port Edward. Rock outcrop in grassland along the south rim of the gorge.
Collectors
Location
Namibia, Grootfontein District, Otjozondjupa Region
-19.403528, 17.918194
Location Remarks
On Highway C42, 28.5 km southeast of junction with B1 in Tsumeb. 1430 m elev.
Collectors
Leevi Nanyeni, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Christopher Dalzell
Notes
Acacia woodland. Bare dirt by fence line.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Lamiales
Family
Orobanchaceae
Genus
Striga
Specific Epithet
gesnerioides
Authorship
(Willd.) Vatke
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 5.1
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.4
Global rank
#120,230 of 335,497
Top 36%
Extinction probability
10%
