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Taxon

Massonia bifolia (Jacq.) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt

Protologue Edinburgh J. Bot. 60(3): 564. 2004 [2003 publ. 14 Apr 2004]IPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Predicted not threatened
Massonia bifolia, C. Davidson 11541--South Africa. Northern Cape. Papkuilsfontein. 25 Aug 09. 441 (10).jpg

Massonia bifolia, C. Davidson 11541--South Africa. Northern Cape. Papkuilsfontein. 25 Aug 09. 441 (10).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Massonia bifolia, C. Davidson 11541--South Africa. Northern Cape. Papkuilsfontein. 25 Aug 09. 441.jpg

Massonia bifolia, C. Davidson 11541--South Africa. Northern Cape. Papkuilsfontein. 25 Aug 09. 441.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Massonia bifolia, C. Davidson 11541--South Africa. Northern Cape. Papkuilsfontein. 25 Aug 09. 441 (11).jpg

Massonia bifolia, C. Davidson 11541--South Africa. Northern Cape. Papkuilsfontein. 25 Aug 09. 441 (11).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Massonia bifolia, C. Davidson 11541--South Africa. Northern Cape. Papkuilsfontein. 25 Aug 09. 441 (15).jpg

Massonia bifolia, C. Davidson 11541--South Africa. Northern Cape. Papkuilsfontein. 25 Aug 09. 441 (15).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Massonia bifolia, C. Davidson 11541--South Africa. Northern Cape. Papkuilsfontein. 25 Aug 09. 441 (16).jpg

Massonia bifolia, C. Davidson 11541--South Africa. Northern Cape. Papkuilsfontein. 25 Aug 09. 441 (16).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Massonia bifolia, C. Davidson 11541--South Africa. Northern Cape. Papkuilsfontein. 25 Aug 09. 441 (4).jpg

Massonia bifolia, C. Davidson 11541--South Africa. Northern Cape. Papkuilsfontein. 25 Aug 09. 441 (4).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Massonia bifolia, C. Davidson 11541--South Africa. Northern Cape. Papkuilsfontein. 25 Aug 09. 441 (1).jpg

Massonia bifolia, C. Davidson 11541--South Africa. Northern Cape. Papkuilsfontein. 25 Aug 09. 441 (1).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Massonia bifolia, C. Davidson 11541--South Africa. Northern Cape. Papkuilsfontein. 25 Aug 09. 441 (18).jpg

Massonia bifolia, C. Davidson 11541--South Africa. Northern Cape. Papkuilsfontein. 25 Aug 09. 441 (18).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Massonia bifolia, C. Davidson 11541--South Africa. Northern Cape. Papkuilsfontein. 25 Aug 09. 441 (17).jpg

Massonia bifolia, C. Davidson 11541--South Africa. Northern Cape. Papkuilsfontein. 25 Aug 09. 441 (17).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Massonia bifolia, C. Davidson 11541--South Africa. Northern Cape. Papkuilsfontein. 25 Aug 09. 441 (7).jpg

Massonia bifolia, C. Davidson 11541--South Africa. Northern Cape. Papkuilsfontein. 25 Aug 09. 441 (7).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Massonia bifolia, C. Davidson 11541--South Africa. Northern Cape. Papkuilsfontein. 25 Aug 09. 441 (12).jpg

Massonia bifolia, C. Davidson 11541--South Africa. Northern Cape. Papkuilsfontein. 25 Aug 09. 441 (12).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Massonia bifolia, C. Davidson 11541--South Africa. Northern Cape. Papkuilsfontein. 25 Aug 09. 441 (8).jpg

Massonia bifolia, C. Davidson 11541--South Africa. Northern Cape. Papkuilsfontein. 25 Aug 09. 441 (8).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Massonia bifolia, C. Davidson 11541--South Africa. Northern Cape. Papkuilsfontein. 25 Aug 09. 441 (6).jpg

Massonia bifolia, C. Davidson 11541--South Africa. Northern Cape. Papkuilsfontein. 25 Aug 09. 441 (6).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Massonia bifolia, C. Davidson 11541--South Africa. Northern Cape. Papkuilsfontein. 25 Aug 09. 441 (3).jpg

Massonia bifolia, C. Davidson 11541--South Africa. Northern Cape. Papkuilsfontein. 25 Aug 09. 441 (3).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Massonia bifolia, C. Davidson 11541--South Africa. Northern Cape. Papkuilsfontein. 25 Aug 09. 441 (14).jpg

Massonia bifolia, C. Davidson 11541--South Africa. Northern Cape. Papkuilsfontein. 25 Aug 09. 441 (14).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Massonia bifolia, C. Davidson 11541--South Africa. Northern Cape. Papkuilsfontein. 25 Aug 09. 441 (13).jpg

Massonia bifolia, C. Davidson 11541--South Africa. Northern Cape. Papkuilsfontein. 25 Aug 09. 441 (13).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Massonia bifolia, C. Davidson 11541--South Africa. Northern Cape. Papkuilsfontein. 25 Aug 09. 441 (5).jpg

Massonia bifolia, C. Davidson 11541--South Africa. Northern Cape. Papkuilsfontein. 25 Aug 09. 441 (5).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Massonia bifolia, C. Davidson 11541--South Africa. Northern Cape. Papkuilsfontein. 25 Aug 09. 441 (2).jpg

Massonia bifolia, C. Davidson 11541--South Africa. Northern Cape. Papkuilsfontein. 25 Aug 09. 441 (2).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Massonia bifolia, C. Davidson 11541--South Africa. Northern Cape. Papkuilsfontein. 25 Aug 09. 441 (9).jpg

Massonia bifolia, C. Davidson 11541--South Africa. Northern Cape. Papkuilsfontein. 25 Aug 09. 441 (9).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Native to Cape Provinces, Namibia (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

Davidson, C 11541

August 25, 2009

Location

South Africa, Northern Cape (Hantam NU)

-31.226944, 19.243056

Location Remarks

Bokkeveld Plateau. Off R357 N of Nieuwoudtville, road to Gannabos, region of Aloe dichotoma forest

Collectors

Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Christopher Dalzell

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Asparagales

Family

Asparagaceae

Genus

Massonia

Specific Epithet

bifolia

Authorship

(Jacq.) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 6.1

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

0.7

Global rank

#72,659 of 335,497

Top 22%

Extinction probability

13%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →