Sterculia africana, L. Nanyeni 1199--Namibia. C43 S of Opuwo. Odom 35. 21 Mar 2018. DSC02283 (96).JPG
Sterculia africana (Lour.) Fiori belongs to the Malvaceae family. Flora of the World contains 2 recorded occurrences of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Malvales
Family
Malvaceae
Genus
Sterculia
Specific Epithet
africana
Authorship
(Lour.) Fiori
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 2.9
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
#255,787 of 335,497
Top 77%
Extinction probability
5%
Location
Namibia, Opuwo District, Kunene Region
-19.260028, 13.877306
Location Remarks
Location withheld.
Collectors
Leevi Nanyeni, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Christopher Dalzell
Notes
Rocky slope of a low hill. Tree 7 m.
Location
Namibia, Outjo District, Omusati Region
-19.131444, 14.539667
Location Remarks
Etosha National Park. Road to Galton Gate from Dolomite Camp, 15 km from Dolomite Camp access road junction. 1298 m elev.
Collectors
Leevi Nanyeni, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Christopher Dalzell
Notes
Tree c. 10 m.
