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africana

Taxon

Sterculia africana (Lour.) Fiori

Protologue in Agric. Colon., Ital. 1911, v. Suppl., 37 (1912).IPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Least Concern
Sterculia africana, L. Nanyeni 1199--Namibia. C43 S of Opuwo. Odom 35. 21 Mar 2018. DSC02283 (96).JPG

Sterculia africana, L. Nanyeni 1199--Namibia. C43 S of Opuwo. Odom 35. 21 Mar 2018. DSC02283 (96).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Sterculia africana, L. Nanyeni 1199--Namibia. C43 S of Opuwo. Odom 35. 21 Mar 2018. DSC02283 (91).JPG

Sterculia africana, L. Nanyeni 1199--Namibia. C43 S of Opuwo. Odom 35. 21 Mar 2018. DSC02283 (91).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Sterculia africana, L. Nanyeni 1199--Namibia. C43 S of Opuwo. Odom 35. 21 Mar 2018. DSC02283 (86).JPG

Sterculia africana, L. Nanyeni 1199--Namibia. C43 S of Opuwo. Odom 35. 21 Mar 2018. DSC02283 (86).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Sterculia africana, L. Nanyeni 1199--Namibia. C43 S of Opuwo. Odom 35. 21 Mar 2018. DSC02283 (65).JPG

Sterculia africana, L. Nanyeni 1199--Namibia. C43 S of Opuwo. Odom 35. 21 Mar 2018. DSC02283 (65).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Sterculia africana, L. Nanyeni 1199--Namibia. C43 S of Opuwo. Odom 35. 21 Mar 2018. DSC02283 (88).JPG

Sterculia africana, L. Nanyeni 1199--Namibia. C43 S of Opuwo. Odom 35. 21 Mar 2018. DSC02283 (88).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Sterculia africana, L. Nanyeni 1199--Namibia. C43 S of Opuwo. Odom 35. 21 Mar 2018. DSC02283 (95).JPG

Sterculia africana, L. Nanyeni 1199--Namibia. C43 S of Opuwo. Odom 35. 21 Mar 2018. DSC02283 (95).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Sterculia africana, L. Nanyeni 1199--Namibia. C43 S of Opuwo. Odom 35. 21 Mar 2018. DSC02283 (87).JPG

Sterculia africana, L. Nanyeni 1199--Namibia. C43 S of Opuwo. Odom 35. 21 Mar 2018. DSC02283 (87).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Sterculia africana, L. Nanyeni 1199--Namibia. C43 S of Opuwo. Odom 35. 21 Mar 2018. DSC02283 (83).JPG

Sterculia africana, L. Nanyeni 1199--Namibia. C43 S of Opuwo. Odom 35. 21 Mar 2018. DSC02283 (83).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Sterculia africana, L. Nanyeni 1199--Namibia. C43 S of Opuwo. Odom 35. 21 Mar 2018. DSC02283 (85).JPG

Sterculia africana, L. Nanyeni 1199--Namibia. C43 S of Opuwo. Odom 35. 21 Mar 2018. DSC02283 (85).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Sterculia africana, L. Nanyeni 1199--Namibia. C43 S of Opuwo. Odom 35. 21 Mar 2018. DSC02283 (78).JPG

Sterculia africana, L. Nanyeni 1199--Namibia. C43 S of Opuwo. Odom 35. 21 Mar 2018. DSC02283 (78).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Sterculia africana, L. Nanyeni 1199--Namibia. C43 S of Opuwo. Odom 35. 21 Mar 2018. DSC02283 (71).JPG

Sterculia africana, L. Nanyeni 1199--Namibia. C43 S of Opuwo. Odom 35. 21 Mar 2018. DSC02283 (71).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Sterculia africana, L. Nanyeni 1199--Namibia. C43 S of Opuwo. Odom 35. 21 Mar 2018. DSC02283 (90).JPG

Sterculia africana, L. Nanyeni 1199--Namibia. C43 S of Opuwo. Odom 35. 21 Mar 2018. DSC02283 (90).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Sterculia africana, L. Nanyeni 1199--Namibia. C43 S of Opuwo. Odom 35. 21 Mar 2018. DSC02283 (89).JPG

Sterculia africana, L. Nanyeni 1199--Namibia. C43 S of Opuwo. Odom 35. 21 Mar 2018. DSC02283 (89).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Sterculia africana, L. Nanyeni 1199--Namibia. C43 S of Opuwo. Odom 35. 21 Mar 2018. DSC02283 (66).JPG

Sterculia africana, L. Nanyeni 1199--Namibia. C43 S of Opuwo. Odom 35. 21 Mar 2018. DSC02283 (66).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Sterculia africana, L. Nanyeni 1199--Namibia. C43 S of Opuwo. Odom 35. 21 Mar 2018. DSC02283 (92).JPG

Sterculia africana, L. Nanyeni 1199--Namibia. C43 S of Opuwo. Odom 35. 21 Mar 2018. DSC02283 (92).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Sterculia africana, L. Nanyeni 1199--Namibia. C43 S of Opuwo. Odom 35. 21 Mar 2018. DSC02283 (67).JPG

Sterculia africana, L. Nanyeni 1199--Namibia. C43 S of Opuwo. Odom 35. 21 Mar 2018. DSC02283 (67).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Sterculia africana, L. Nanyeni 1199--Namibia. C43 S of Opuwo. Odom 35. 21 Mar 2018. DSC02283 (94).JPG

Sterculia africana, L. Nanyeni 1199--Namibia. C43 S of Opuwo. Odom 35. 21 Mar 2018. DSC02283 (94).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Sterculia africana, L. Nanyeni 1199--Namibia. C43 S of Opuwo. Odom 35. 21 Mar 2018. DSC02283 (70).JPG

Sterculia africana, L. Nanyeni 1199--Namibia. C43 S of Opuwo. Odom 35. 21 Mar 2018. DSC02283 (70).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Sterculia africana, L. Nanyeni 1199--Namibia. C43 S of Opuwo. Odom 35. 21 Mar 2018. DSC02283 (93).JPG

Sterculia africana, L. Nanyeni 1199--Namibia. C43 S of Opuwo. Odom 35. 21 Mar 2018. DSC02283 (93).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Sterculia africana, L. Nanyeni 1199--Namibia. C43 S of Opuwo. Odom 35. 21 Mar 2018. DSC02283 (73).JPG

Sterculia africana, L. Nanyeni 1199--Namibia. C43 S of Opuwo. Odom 35. 21 Mar 2018. DSC02283 (73).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Sterculia africana, L. Nanyeni 1199--Namibia. C43 S of Opuwo. Odom 35. 21 Mar 2018. DSC02283 (77).JPG

Sterculia africana, L. Nanyeni 1199--Namibia. C43 S of Opuwo. Odom 35. 21 Mar 2018. DSC02283 (77).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Sterculia africana, L. Nanyeni 1199--Namibia. C43 S of Opuwo. Odom 35. 21 Mar 2018. DSC02283 (64).JPG

Sterculia africana, L. Nanyeni 1199--Namibia. C43 S of Opuwo. Odom 35. 21 Mar 2018. DSC02283 (64).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Sterculia africana, L. Nanyeni 1199--Namibia. C43 S of Opuwo. Odom 35. 21 Mar 2018. DSC02283 (79).JPG

Sterculia africana, L. Nanyeni 1199--Namibia. C43 S of Opuwo. Odom 35. 21 Mar 2018. DSC02283 (79).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Sterculia africana, L. Nanyeni 1199--Namibia. C43 S of Opuwo. Odom 35. 21 Mar 2018. DSC02283 (69).JPG

Sterculia africana, L. Nanyeni 1199--Namibia. C43 S of Opuwo. Odom 35. 21 Mar 2018. DSC02283 (69).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Sterculia africana, L. Nanyeni 1199--Namibia. C43 S of Opuwo. Odom 35. 21 Mar 2018. DSC02283 (75).JPG

Sterculia africana, L. Nanyeni 1199--Namibia. C43 S of Opuwo. Odom 35. 21 Mar 2018. DSC02283 (75).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Sterculia africana, L. Nanyeni 1199--Namibia. C43 S of Opuwo. Odom 35. 21 Mar 2018. DSC02283 (72).JPG

Sterculia africana, L. Nanyeni 1199--Namibia. C43 S of Opuwo. Odom 35. 21 Mar 2018. DSC02283 (72).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Sterculia africana, L. Nanyeni 1199--Namibia. C43 S of Opuwo. Odom 35. 21 Mar 2018. DSC02283 (74).JPG

Sterculia africana, L. Nanyeni 1199--Namibia. C43 S of Opuwo. Odom 35. 21 Mar 2018. DSC02283 (74).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Sterculia africana, L. Nanyeni 1199--Namibia. C43 S of Opuwo. Odom 35. 21 Mar 2018. DSC02283 (84).JPG

Sterculia africana, L. Nanyeni 1199--Namibia. C43 S of Opuwo. Odom 35. 21 Mar 2018. DSC02283 (84).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Sterculia africana, L. Nanyeni 1199--Namibia. C43 S of Opuwo. Odom 35. 21 Mar 2018. DSC02283 (81).JPG

Sterculia africana, L. Nanyeni 1199--Namibia. C43 S of Opuwo. Odom 35. 21 Mar 2018. DSC02283 (81).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Sterculia africana, L. Nanyeni 1199--Namibia. C43 S of Opuwo. Odom 35. 21 Mar 2018. DSC02283 (68).JPG

Sterculia africana, L. Nanyeni 1199--Namibia. C43 S of Opuwo. Odom 35. 21 Mar 2018. DSC02283 (68).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Sterculia africana, L. Nanyeni 1199--Namibia. C43 S of Opuwo. Odom 35. 21 Mar 2018. DSC02283 (80).JPG

Sterculia africana, L. Nanyeni 1199--Namibia. C43 S of Opuwo. Odom 35. 21 Mar 2018. DSC02283 (80).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Sterculia africana, L. Nanyeni 1199--Namibia. C43 S of Opuwo. Odom 35. 21 Mar 2018. DSC02283 (82).JPG

Sterculia africana, L. Nanyeni 1199--Namibia. C43 S of Opuwo. Odom 35. 21 Mar 2018. DSC02283 (82).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Sterculia africana, L. Nanyeni 1199--Namibia. C43 S of Opuwo. Odom 35. 21 Mar 2018. DSC02283 (76).JPG

Sterculia africana, L. Nanyeni 1199--Namibia. C43 S of Opuwo. Odom 35. 21 Mar 2018. DSC02283 (76).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Sterculia africana--Namibia. Etosha N. P. Dolomite Camp. 18 Mar 2018. DSC01690 (79).JPG

Sterculia africana--Namibia. Etosha N. P. Dolomite Camp. 18 Mar 2018. DSC01690 (79).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Sterculia africana--Namibia. Etosha N. P. Dolomite Camp. 18 Mar 2018. DSC01690 (78).JPG

Sterculia africana--Namibia. Etosha N. P. Dolomite Camp. 18 Mar 2018. DSC01690 (78).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Sterculia africana--Namibia. Etosha N. P. Dolomite Camp. 18 Mar 2018. DSC01690 (71).JPG

Sterculia africana--Namibia. Etosha N. P. Dolomite Camp. 18 Mar 2018. DSC01690 (71).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Sterculia africana--Namibia. Etosha N. P. Dolomite Camp. 18 Mar 2018. DSC01690 (167).JPG

Sterculia africana--Namibia. Etosha N. P. Dolomite Camp. 18 Mar 2018. DSC01690 (167).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Sterculia africana--Namibia. Etosha N. P. Dolomite Camp. 18 Mar 2018. DSC01690 (59).JPG

Sterculia africana--Namibia. Etosha N. P. Dolomite Camp. 18 Mar 2018. DSC01690 (59).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Sterculia africana--Namibia. Etosha N. P. Dolomite Camp. 18 Mar 2018. DSC01690 (165).JPG

Sterculia africana--Namibia. Etosha N. P. Dolomite Camp. 18 Mar 2018. DSC01690 (165).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Sterculia africana--Namibia. Etosha N. P. Dolomite Camp. 18 Mar 2018. DSC01690 (65).JPG

Sterculia africana--Namibia. Etosha N. P. Dolomite Camp. 18 Mar 2018. DSC01690 (65).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Sterculia africana--Namibia. Etosha N. P. Dolomite Camp. 18 Mar 2018. DSC01690 (73).JPG

Sterculia africana--Namibia. Etosha N. P. Dolomite Camp. 18 Mar 2018. DSC01690 (73).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Sterculia africana--Namibia. Etosha N. P. Dolomite Camp. 18 Mar 2018. DSC01690 (72).JPG

Sterculia africana--Namibia. Etosha N. P. Dolomite Camp. 18 Mar 2018. DSC01690 (72).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Sterculia africana--Namibia. Etosha N. P. Dolomite Camp. 18 Mar 2018. DSC01690 (69).JPG

Sterculia africana--Namibia. Etosha N. P. Dolomite Camp. 18 Mar 2018. DSC01690 (69).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Sterculia africana--Namibia. Etosha N. P. Dolomite Camp. 18 Mar 2018. DSC01690 (62).JPG

Sterculia africana--Namibia. Etosha N. P. Dolomite Camp. 18 Mar 2018. DSC01690 (62).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Sterculia africana--Namibia. Etosha N. P. Dolomite Camp. 18 Mar 2018. DSC01690 (63).JPG

Sterculia africana--Namibia. Etosha N. P. Dolomite Camp. 18 Mar 2018. DSC01690 (63).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Sterculia africana--Namibia. Etosha N. P. Dolomite Camp. 18 Mar 2018. DSC01690 (70).JPG

Sterculia africana--Namibia. Etosha N. P. Dolomite Camp. 18 Mar 2018. DSC01690 (70).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Sterculia africana--Namibia. Etosha N. P. Dolomite Camp. 18 Mar 2018. DSC01690 (67).JPG

Sterculia africana--Namibia. Etosha N. P. Dolomite Camp. 18 Mar 2018. DSC01690 (67).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Sterculia africana--Namibia. Etosha N. P. Dolomite Camp. 18 Mar 2018. DSC01690 (166).JPG

Sterculia africana--Namibia. Etosha N. P. Dolomite Camp. 18 Mar 2018. DSC01690 (166).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Sterculia africana--Namibia. Etosha N. P. Dolomite Camp. 18 Mar 2018. DSC01690 (68).JPG

Sterculia africana--Namibia. Etosha N. P. Dolomite Camp. 18 Mar 2018. DSC01690 (68).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Sterculia africana--Namibia. Etosha N. P. Dolomite Camp. 18 Mar 2018. DSC01690 (64).JPG

Sterculia africana--Namibia. Etosha N. P. Dolomite Camp. 18 Mar 2018. DSC01690 (64).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Native to Angola, Botswana, Caprivi Strip, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Oman, Socotra, Somalia, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 1 country.

Distribution

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

Occurrences

Not collected

March 18, 2018

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.

L. Nanyeni 1199

March 21, 2018

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.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Malvales

Family

Malvaceae

Genus

Sterculia

Specific Epithet

africana

Authorship

(Lour.) Fiori

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

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

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

0.1

Global rank

#255,787 of 335,497

Top 77%

Extinction probability

5%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →