Sterculia africana (Lour.) Fiori belongs to the Malvaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Sterculia africana--Namibia. Etosha N. P. Dolomite Camp. 18 Mar 2018. DSC01690 (79).JPG
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Malvales
Family
Malvaceae
Genus
Sterculia
Specific Epithet
africana
Authorship
(Lour.) Fiori
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
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, 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.
