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Namacodon

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Namacodon
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Campanulaceae
Subfamily: Campanuloideae
Genus: Namacodon
Thulin
Species:
N. schinzianum
Binomial name
Namacodon schinzianum
Synonyms

Prismatocarpus schinzianus Markgr.

Namacodon schinzianum is a species of plant in the family Campanulaceae, endemic to Namibia. It was originally described by Friedrich Markgraf in 1941 as Prismatocarpus schinzianus, but was moved to its own genus, Namacodon by Mats Thulin in 1974.[2] It is known from fewer than 20 populations, all among rocks at 800–2,000 metres (2,600–6,600 ft) altitude.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Craven, P. (2004). "Namacodon schinzianum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T46766A11081024. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T46766A11081024.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ Christopher N. Cupido; Jessica M. Prebble & William M. M. Eddie (2013). "Phylogeny of southern African and Australasian wahlenbergioids (Campanulaceae) based on ITS and trnL-F sequence data: implications for a reclassification". Systematic Botany. 38 (2): 1–13. doi:10.1600/036364413X666714. hdl:10566/3243. S2CID 55886915.