Native to Botswana, Cape Provinces, Kenya, Lesotho, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Tanzania, Zimbabwe (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 1263

March 29, 2018

Location

Namibia, Otjinene District, Omaheke Region

-21.065917, 18.611056

Location Remarks

On Highway C22, c. 20 km northwest of Otjinene toward Okakarara. 1454 m elev.

Collectors

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

Notes

Acacia woodland. Erect herb c.0.5 m; petals white with purple veins.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Geraniales

Family

Geraniaceae

Genus

Monsonia

Specific Epithet

glauca

Authorship

R.Knuth

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Moderate

ED 21.5

Moderately distinct — it has closer living relatives than the most isolated species.

EDGE Research

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

2.1

Global rank

#13,653 of 335,497

Top 5%

Extinction probability

10%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →