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gesnerioides

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Striga gesnerioides (Willd.) Vatke

Protologue Oesterr. Bot. Z. 25: 11. 1875BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Predicted not threatened
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By Christopher Davidson

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By Christopher Davidson

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By Christopher Davidson

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By Christopher Davidson

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Striga gesnerioides, L. Nanyeni 1267--Namibia. 500 m N of Okakarara-Otjituo jct. 29 Mar 2018. DSC04186 (56).JPG

Striga gesnerioides, L. Nanyeni 1267--Namibia. 500 m N of Okakarara-Otjituo jct. 29 Mar 2018. DSC04186 (56).JPG

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By Christopher Davidson

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Striga gesnerioides, L. Nanyeni 1267--Namibia. 500 m N of Okakarara-Otjituo jct. 29 Mar 2018. DSC04186 (49).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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By Christopher Davidson

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Striga gesnerioides, L. Nanyeni 1267--Namibia. 500 m N of Okakarara-Otjituo jct. 29 Mar 2018. DSC04186 (60).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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By Christopher Davidson

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Striga gesnerioides, L. Nanyeni 1267--Namibia. 500 m N of Okakarara-Otjituo jct. 29 Mar 2018. DSC04186 (31).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Striga gesnerioides, L. Nanyeni 1267--Namibia. 500 m N of Okakarara-Otjituo jct. 29 Mar 2018. DSC04186 (65).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Striga gesnerioides, L. Nanyeni 1267--Namibia. 500 m N of Okakarara-Otjituo jct. 29 Mar 2018. DSC04186 (37).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Striga gesnerioides, L. Nanyeni 1267--Namibia. 500 m N of Okakarara-Otjituo jct. 29 Mar 2018. DSC04186 (59).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Striga gesnerioides, L. Nanyeni 1267--Namibia. 500 m N of Okakarara-Otjituo jct. 29 Mar 2018. DSC04186 (63).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Striga gesnerioides, L. Nanyeni 1267--Namibia. 500 m N of Okakarara-Otjituo jct. 29 Mar 2018. DSC04186 (25).JPG

Striga gesnerioides, L. Nanyeni 1267--Namibia. 500 m N of Okakarara-Otjituo jct. 29 Mar 2018. DSC04186 (25).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Striga gesnerioides, L. Nanyeni 1267--Namibia. 500 m N of Okakarara-Otjituo jct. 29 Mar 2018. DSC04186 (48).JPG

Striga gesnerioides, L. Nanyeni 1267--Namibia. 500 m N of Okakarara-Otjituo jct. 29 Mar 2018. DSC04186 (48).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Striga gesnerioides, L. Nanyeni 1267--Namibia. 500 m N of Okakarara-Otjituo jct. 29 Mar 2018. DSC04186 (55).JPG

Striga gesnerioides, L. Nanyeni 1267--Namibia. 500 m N of Okakarara-Otjituo jct. 29 Mar 2018. DSC04186 (55).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Striga gesnerioides, L. Nanyeni 1267--Namibia. 500 m N of Okakarara-Otjituo jct. 29 Mar 2018. DSC04186 (47).JPG

Striga gesnerioides, L. Nanyeni 1267--Namibia. 500 m N of Okakarara-Otjituo jct. 29 Mar 2018. DSC04186 (47).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Striga gesnerioides, L. Nanyeni 1267--Namibia. 500 m N of Okakarara-Otjituo jct. 29 Mar 2018. DSC04186 (36).JPG

Striga gesnerioides, L. Nanyeni 1267--Namibia. 500 m N of Okakarara-Otjituo jct. 29 Mar 2018. DSC04186 (36).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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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.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

L. Nanyeni 1267

March 29, 2018

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.

Rogers Z.S. 1289

January 23, 2009

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

Zachary Scott Rogers

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Lamiales

Family

Orobanchaceae

Genus

Striga

Specific Epithet

gesnerioides

Authorship

(Willd.) Vatke

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

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

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.4

Global rank

#120,230 of 335,497

Top 36%

Extinction probability

10%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →