Vahlia capensis, C. Davidson 13737--Namibia. GocheGanas Nature Reserve. 15 Mar 2018. DSC01080 (24).JPG
Native to Angola, Botswana, Cape Provinces, Caprivi Strip, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Zambia, Zimbabwe; introduced into Mexico Northwest (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
Namibia, Windhoek District
-22.7005, 17.081056
Location Remarks
Monteiro Self-Catering and Camping, 19 km S of Windhoek on Highway B1 (A resort facility with remnant vegetation).
Collectors
Christopher Davidson, Leevi Nanyeni, Sharon R. Christoph, Christopher Dalzell
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Vahliales
Family
Vahliaceae
Genus
Vahlia
Specific Epithet
capensis
Authorship
(L.fil.) Thunb.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
High
ED 32.8
Sits on a long, isolated branch of the plant tree of life, with relatively few close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
2.8
Global rank
#8,373 of 335,497
Top 3%
Extinction probability
10%
