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forskaolii

Taxon

Hypoestes forskaolii (Vahl) R.Br.

Protologue Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland. 474. 1810 [27 Mar 1810] , as 'Forskalei'BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Predicted not threatened
All1subsp. forskaolii1
Hypoestes forskaolii, L. Nanyeni 1270--Namibia. Hwy D2860, 0.5 km E of Peace Garden Lodge. 30 Mar 2018. DSC04262 (46).JPG

Hypoestes forskaolii, L. Nanyeni 1270--Namibia. Hwy D2860, 0.5 km E of Peace Garden Lodge. 30 Mar 2018. DSC04262 (46).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Hypoestes forskaolii, L. Nanyeni 1270--Namibia. Hwy D2860, 0.5 km E of Peace Garden Lodge. 30 Mar 2018. DSC04262 (44).JPG

Hypoestes forskaolii, L. Nanyeni 1270--Namibia. Hwy D2860, 0.5 km E of Peace Garden Lodge. 30 Mar 2018. DSC04262 (44).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Hypoestes forskaolii, L. Nanyeni 1270--Namibia. Hwy D2860, 0.5 km E of Peace Garden Lodge. 30 Mar 2018. DSC04262 (45).JPG

Hypoestes forskaolii, L. Nanyeni 1270--Namibia. Hwy D2860, 0.5 km E of Peace Garden Lodge. 30 Mar 2018. DSC04262 (45).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Hypoestes forskaolii, L. Nanyeni 1270--Namibia. Hwy D2860, 0.5 km E of Peace Garden Lodge. 30 Mar 2018. DSC04262 (54).JPG

Hypoestes forskaolii, L. Nanyeni 1270--Namibia. Hwy D2860, 0.5 km E of Peace Garden Lodge. 30 Mar 2018. DSC04262 (54).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Hypoestes forskaolii, L. Nanyeni 1270--Namibia. Hwy D2860, 0.5 km E of Peace Garden Lodge. 30 Mar 2018. DSC04262 (53).JPG

Hypoestes forskaolii, L. Nanyeni 1270--Namibia. Hwy D2860, 0.5 km E of Peace Garden Lodge. 30 Mar 2018. DSC04262 (53).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Hypoestes forskaolii, L. Nanyeni 1270--Namibia. Hwy D2860, 0.5 km E of Peace Garden Lodge. 30 Mar 2018. DSC04262 (55).JPG

Hypoestes forskaolii, L. Nanyeni 1270--Namibia. Hwy D2860, 0.5 km E of Peace Garden Lodge. 30 Mar 2018. DSC04262 (55).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Hypoestes forskaolii, L. Nanyeni 1270--Namibia. Hwy D2860, 0.5 km E of Peace Garden Lodge. 30 Mar 2018. DSC04262 (48).JPG

Hypoestes forskaolii, L. Nanyeni 1270--Namibia. Hwy D2860, 0.5 km E of Peace Garden Lodge. 30 Mar 2018. DSC04262 (48).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Hypoestes forskaolii, L. Nanyeni 1270--Namibia. Hwy D2860, 0.5 km E of Peace Garden Lodge. 30 Mar 2018. DSC04262 (52).JPG

Hypoestes forskaolii, L. Nanyeni 1270--Namibia. Hwy D2860, 0.5 km E of Peace Garden Lodge. 30 Mar 2018. DSC04262 (52).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Hypoestes forskaolii, L. Nanyeni 1270--Namibia. Hwy D2860, 0.5 km E of Peace Garden Lodge. 30 Mar 2018. DSC04262 (49).JPG

Hypoestes forskaolii, L. Nanyeni 1270--Namibia. Hwy D2860, 0.5 km E of Peace Garden Lodge. 30 Mar 2018. DSC04262 (49).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Hypoestes forskaolii, L. Nanyeni 1270--Namibia. Hwy D2860, 0.5 km E of Peace Garden Lodge. 30 Mar 2018. DSC04262 (56).JPG

Hypoestes forskaolii, L. Nanyeni 1270--Namibia. Hwy D2860, 0.5 km E of Peace Garden Lodge. 30 Mar 2018. DSC04262 (56).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Hypoestes forskaolii, L. Nanyeni 1270--Namibia. Hwy D2860, 0.5 km E of Peace Garden Lodge. 30 Mar 2018. DSC04262 (50).JPG

Hypoestes forskaolii, L. Nanyeni 1270--Namibia. Hwy D2860, 0.5 km E of Peace Garden Lodge. 30 Mar 2018. DSC04262 (50).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Hypoestes forskaolii, L. Nanyeni 1270--Namibia. Hwy D2860, 0.5 km E of Peace Garden Lodge. 30 Mar 2018. DSC04262 (51).JPG

Hypoestes forskaolii, L. Nanyeni 1270--Namibia. Hwy D2860, 0.5 km E of Peace Garden Lodge. 30 Mar 2018. DSC04262 (51).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Hypoestes forskaolii, L. Nanyeni 1270--Namibia. Hwy D2860, 0.5 km E of Peace Garden Lodge. 30 Mar 2018. DSC04262 (47).JPG

Hypoestes forskaolii, L. Nanyeni 1270--Namibia. Hwy D2860, 0.5 km E of Peace Garden Lodge. 30 Mar 2018. DSC04262 (47).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Global range is not yet available in Plants of the World Online. Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.

Distribution

subsp. forskaolii

Occurrences

L. Nanyeni 1270

March 30, 2018

Identified as

Hypoestes forskaolii subsp. forskaolii

Location

Namibia, Grootfontein District, Otjozondjupa Region

-19.403528, 17.918194

Location Remarks

On Highway C42, 28.5 km southeast of junction with B1 in Tsumeb. 1430 m elev.

Collectors

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

Notes

Clearing at edge of Acacia woodland.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Lamiales

Family

Acanthaceae

Genus

Hypoestes

Specific Epithet

forskaolii

Authorship

(Vahl) R.Br.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 1.2

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.1

Global rank

#252,498 of 335,497

Top 76%

Extinction probability

10%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →