Barleria macrostegia Nees belongs to the Acanthaceae family. Flora of the World contains 2 recorded occurrences of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Barleria macrostegia, L. Nanyeni 1262--Namibia. C22 So. of Sandveld. 29 Mar 2018. (19).JPG
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Lamiales
Family
Acanthaceae
Genus
Barleria
Specific Epithet
macrostegia
Authorship
Nees
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 2.0
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.1
Global rank
#262,303 of 335,497
Top 79%
Extinction probability
6%
Location
Namibia, Gobabis District, Omaheke Region
-22.005472, 19.131972
Location Remarks
Off Highway C22 on road M131 (at "Drimiopsis"), 10 km toward Sandveld Research Sta. 1515 m elev.
Collectors
Leevi Nanyeni, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Christopher Dalzell
Notes
Acacia woodland. Stems prostrate.
Location
Namibia, Windhoek District, Khomas Region
-22.739167, 18.001083
Location Remarks
Pepperkorrel 294 Farm. Off M51, c. 500 m east of junction with road 1482, then 1.3 km northeast on road 1472 Acacia woodland on a small limestone hill east of the farm buildings. 1479 m elev.
Collectors
Leevi Nanyeni, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Christopher Dalzell
Notes
Prostrate branches. Flower purple. Bract edges very hispid.
