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 2 occurrences across 1 country.
Vahlia capensis
subsp. ellipticifolia
Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO
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
Identified as
Vahlia capensis subsp. ellipticifolia
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
Leevi Nanyeni, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Christopher Dalzell
Notes
Herb in seasonally moist sand.
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%