Striga elegans Benth. belongs to the Orobanchaceae family. Flora of the World contains 2 recorded occurrences of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.

No collection number

March 15, 2005

Location

South Africa, Mpumalanga

-25.795278, 31.085278

Location Remarks

Southeast of Barberton on highway R40 toward Swaziland. Saddleback Pass in Moodie Mountains.

Collectors

No collectors specified

No collection number

March 6, 2005

Location

South Africa, Eastern Cape, Sarah Baartman

-33.483333, 27.011389

Location Remarks

Trappes Valley, near Bathhurst.

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Lamiales

Family

Orobanchaceae

Genus

Striga

Specific Epithet

elegans

Authorship

Benth.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

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

#115,931 of 335,497

Top 35%

Extinction probability

10%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →

No collection number

March 15, 2005

Location

South Africa, Mpumalanga

-25.795278, 31.085278

Location Remarks

Southeast of Barberton on highway R40 toward Swaziland. Saddleback Pass in Moodie Mountains.

Collectors

No collectors specified

No collection number

March 6, 2005

Location

South Africa, Eastern Cape, Sarah Baartman

-33.483333, 27.011389

Location Remarks

Trappes Valley, near Bathhurst.

Collectors

No collectors specified