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decumbens

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Aptosimum decumbens Schinz

Protologue Verh. Bot. Vereins Prov. Brandenburg xxxi. (1890) 184.BHLIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Predicted not threatened
Aptosemum decumbens, L. Nanyeni 1279--Namibia. Hwy C 42 to Grootfontein. Odom 0. 30 Mar 2018. DSC04552 (4).JPG

Aptosemum decumbens, L. Nanyeni 1279--Namibia. Hwy C 42 to Grootfontein. Odom 0. 30 Mar 2018. DSC04552 (4).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Aptosemum decumbens, L. Nanyeni 1279--Namibia. Hwy C 42 to Grootfontein. Odom 0. 30 Mar 2018. DSC04552 (7).JPG

Aptosemum decumbens, L. Nanyeni 1279--Namibia. Hwy C 42 to Grootfontein. Odom 0. 30 Mar 2018. DSC04552 (7).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Aptosemum decumbens, L. Nanyeni 1279--Namibia. Hwy C 42 to Grootfontein. Odom 0. 30 Mar 2018. DSC04552 (14).JPG

Aptosemum decumbens, L. Nanyeni 1279--Namibia. Hwy C 42 to Grootfontein. Odom 0. 30 Mar 2018. DSC04552 (14).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Aptosemum decumbens, L. Nanyeni 1279--Namibia. Hwy C 42 to Grootfontein. Odom 0. 30 Mar 2018. DSC04552 (13).JPG

Aptosemum decumbens, L. Nanyeni 1279--Namibia. Hwy C 42 to Grootfontein. Odom 0. 30 Mar 2018. DSC04552 (13).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Aptosemum decumbens, L. Nanyeni 1279--Namibia. Hwy C 42 to Grootfontein. Odom 0. 30 Mar 2018. DSC04552 (9).JPG

Aptosemum decumbens, L. Nanyeni 1279--Namibia. Hwy C 42 to Grootfontein. Odom 0. 30 Mar 2018. DSC04552 (9).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Aptosemum decumbens, L. Nanyeni 1279--Namibia. Hwy C 42 to Grootfontein. Odom 0. 30 Mar 2018. DSC04552 (12).JPG

Aptosemum decumbens, L. Nanyeni 1279--Namibia. Hwy C 42 to Grootfontein. Odom 0. 30 Mar 2018. DSC04552 (12).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Aptosemum decumbens, L. Nanyeni 1279--Namibia. Hwy C 42 to Grootfontein. Odom 0. 30 Mar 2018. DSC04552 (11).JPG

Aptosemum decumbens, L. Nanyeni 1279--Namibia. Hwy C 42 to Grootfontein. Odom 0. 30 Mar 2018. DSC04552 (11).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Aptosemum decumbens, L. Nanyeni 1279--Namibia. Hwy C 42 to Grootfontein. Odom 0. 30 Mar 2018. DSC04552 (6).JPG

Aptosemum decumbens, L. Nanyeni 1279--Namibia. Hwy C 42 to Grootfontein. Odom 0. 30 Mar 2018. DSC04552 (6).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Aptosemum decumbens, L. Nanyeni 1279--Namibia. Hwy C 42 to Grootfontein. Odom 0. 30 Mar 2018. DSC04552 (3).JPG

Aptosemum decumbens, L. Nanyeni 1279--Namibia. Hwy C 42 to Grootfontein. Odom 0. 30 Mar 2018. DSC04552 (3).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Aptosemum decumbens, L. Nanyeni 1279--Namibia. Hwy C 42 to Grootfontein. Odom 0. 30 Mar 2018. DSC04552 (2).JPG

Aptosemum decumbens, L. Nanyeni 1279--Namibia. Hwy C 42 to Grootfontein. Odom 0. 30 Mar 2018. DSC04552 (2).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Aptosemum decumbens, L. Nanyeni 1279--Namibia. Hwy C 42 to Grootfontein. Odom 0. 30 Mar 2018. DSC04552 (5).JPG

Aptosemum decumbens, L. Nanyeni 1279--Namibia. Hwy C 42 to Grootfontein. Odom 0. 30 Mar 2018. DSC04552 (5).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Aptosemum decumbens, L. Nanyeni 1279--Namibia. Hwy C 42 to Grootfontein. Odom 0. 30 Mar 2018. DSC04552 (8).JPG

Aptosemum decumbens, L. Nanyeni 1279--Namibia. Hwy C 42 to Grootfontein. Odom 0. 30 Mar 2018. DSC04552 (8).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Aptosemum decumbens, L. Nanyeni 1279--Namibia. Hwy C 42 to Grootfontein. Odom 0. 30 Mar 2018. DSC04552 (10).JPG

Aptosemum decumbens, L. Nanyeni 1279--Namibia. Hwy C 42 to Grootfontein. Odom 0. 30 Mar 2018. DSC04552 (10).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Aptosemum lineare, L. Nanyeni 1168--Namibia. Hwy B1, rest stop at odom 161. 16 Mar 2018. DSC01241 (39).JPG

Aptosemum lineare, L. Nanyeni 1168--Namibia. Hwy B1, rest stop at odom 161. 16 Mar 2018. DSC01241 (39).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Aptosemum lineare, L. Nanyeni 1168--Namibia. Hwy B1, rest stop at odom 161. 16 Mar 2018. DSC01241 (35).JPG

Aptosemum lineare, L. Nanyeni 1168--Namibia. Hwy B1, rest stop at odom 161. 16 Mar 2018. DSC01241 (35).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Aptosemum lineare, L. Nanyeni 1168--Namibia. Hwy B1, rest stop at odom 161. 16 Mar 2018. DSC01241 (29).JPG

Aptosemum lineare, L. Nanyeni 1168--Namibia. Hwy B1, rest stop at odom 161. 16 Mar 2018. DSC01241 (29).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Aptosemum lineare, L. Nanyeni 1168--Namibia. Hwy B1, rest stop at odom 161. 16 Mar 2018. DSC01241 (34).JPG

Aptosemum lineare, L. Nanyeni 1168--Namibia. Hwy B1, rest stop at odom 161. 16 Mar 2018. DSC01241 (34).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Aptosemum lineare, L. Nanyeni 1168--Namibia. Hwy B1, rest stop at odom 161. 16 Mar 2018. DSC01241 (28).JPG

Aptosemum lineare, L. Nanyeni 1168--Namibia. Hwy B1, rest stop at odom 161. 16 Mar 2018. DSC01241 (28).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Aptosemum lineare, L. Nanyeni 1168--Namibia. Hwy B1, rest stop at odom 161. 16 Mar 2018. DSC01241 (37).JPG

Aptosemum lineare, L. Nanyeni 1168--Namibia. Hwy B1, rest stop at odom 161. 16 Mar 2018. DSC01241 (37).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Aptosemum lineare, L. Nanyeni 1168--Namibia. Hwy B1, rest stop at odom 161. 16 Mar 2018. DSC01241 (33).JPG

Aptosemum lineare, L. Nanyeni 1168--Namibia. Hwy B1, rest stop at odom 161. 16 Mar 2018. DSC01241 (33).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Aptosemum lineare, L. Nanyeni 1168--Namibia. Hwy B1, rest stop at odom 161. 16 Mar 2018. DSC01241 (31).JPG

Aptosemum lineare, L. Nanyeni 1168--Namibia. Hwy B1, rest stop at odom 161. 16 Mar 2018. DSC01241 (31).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Aptosemum lineare, L. Nanyeni 1168--Namibia. Hwy B1, rest stop at odom 161. 16 Mar 2018. DSC01241 (36).JPG

Aptosemum lineare, L. Nanyeni 1168--Namibia. Hwy B1, rest stop at odom 161. 16 Mar 2018. DSC01241 (36).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Aptosemum lineare, L. Nanyeni 1168--Namibia. Hwy B1, rest stop at odom 161. 16 Mar 2018. DSC01241 (38).JPG

Aptosemum lineare, L. Nanyeni 1168--Namibia. Hwy B1, rest stop at odom 161. 16 Mar 2018. DSC01241 (38).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Aptosemum lineare, L. Nanyeni 1168--Namibia. Hwy B1, rest stop at odom 161. 16 Mar 2018. DSC01241 (30).JPG

Aptosemum lineare, L. Nanyeni 1168--Namibia. Hwy B1, rest stop at odom 161. 16 Mar 2018. DSC01241 (30).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Aptosemum lineare, L. Nanyeni 1168--Namibia. Hwy B1, rest stop at odom 161. 16 Mar 2018. DSC01241 (40).JPG

Aptosemum lineare, L. Nanyeni 1168--Namibia. Hwy B1, rest stop at odom 161. 16 Mar 2018. DSC01241 (40).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Aptosemum lineare, L. Nanyeni 1168--Namibia. Hwy B1, rest stop at odom 161. 16 Mar 2018. DSC01241 (32).JPG

Aptosemum lineare, L. Nanyeni 1168--Namibia. Hwy B1, rest stop at odom 161. 16 Mar 2018. DSC01241 (32).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Aptosemum lineare, L. Nanyeni 1168--Namibia. Hwy B1, rest stop at odom 161. 16 Mar 2018. DSC01241 (27).JPG

Aptosemum lineare, L. Nanyeni 1168--Namibia. Hwy B1, rest stop at odom 161. 16 Mar 2018. DSC01241 (27).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Native to Angola, Botswana, Namibia, 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

L. Nanyeni 1168

March 16, 2018

Location

Namibia, Okahandja District, Otjozondjupa Region

-21.453, 16.849639

Location Remarks

On Highway B1, 57 km N of D2110 junction in Okahandja; Rest stop along a fence line with Acacia branch barriers 1431 m elev.

Collectors

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

Notes

Acacia woodland. Partial shade of acacia branches.

L. Nanyeni 1279

March 30, 2018

Location

Namibia, Tsumeb District, Oshikoto Region

-19.154833, 17.468389

Location Remarks

West of Tsumeb, on road D3043, c. 6.5 km west of junction with Highway B1. 1207 m elev.

Collectors

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

Notes

Roadside. Acacia/Combretum woodland.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Lamiales

Family

Scrophulariaceae

Genus

Aptosimum

Specific Epithet

decumbens

Authorship

Schinz

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 4.7

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

0.4

Global rank

#110,910 of 335,497

Top 34%

Extinction probability

11%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →