Calicorema capitata (Moq.) Hook.fil. belongs to the Amaranthaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.

L. Nanyeni 1213

March 22, 2018

Location

Namibia, Khoraxis District, Erongo Region

-22.077278, 15.240917

Location Remarks

C. 41 km southwest of Usakos on Highway B2. 1064 m elev.

Collectors

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

Notes

Spiny, divaricately branching shrub c. 0.5 m.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Caryophyllales

Family

Amaranthaceae

Genus

Calicorema

Specific Epithet

capitata

Authorship

(Moq.) Hook.fil.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 1.3

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

#249,953 of 335,497

Top 75%

Extinction probability

10%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →