Hermannia argillicola Dinter ex Friedr.-Holzh. belongs to the Malvaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Hermannia argillicola, L. Nanyeni 1175--Namibia. Hwy 2512 to the NE. 16 Mar 2018. DSC01348 (100).JPG
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Malvales
Family
Malvaceae
Genus
Hermannia
Specific Epithet
argillicola
Authorship
Dinter ex Friedr.-Holzh.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
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
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.1
Global rank
#261,461 of 335,497
Top 78%
Extinction probability
10%
Location
Namibia, Otjiwarango District, Otjozondjupa Region
-20.522500, 17.254361
Location Remarks
Waterberg Plateau Park. Access road D2512 (off C22 and E of Otjiwarango), c. 550 m NE of road to reception and guest cabins. 1404 m elev.
Collectors
Leevi Nanyeni, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Christopher Dalzell
Notes
Prostrate herb, flowers pendant; full sun in deep red sand at roadside.
