Nicandra namaquensis Koch, 1958

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24. Nicandra namaquensis Koch, 1958 ( Fig. 15D ) Nicandra namaquensis Koch 1958: 168 .

Type Data. Syntypes, 14 specimens (Ditsong Museum), four specimens (Budapest Museum ): “Little Namaqualand: Springbok, XI.1948, Univ. California-Transv. Mus. Exped.” ; 11 specimens (California Academy of Sciences ): “ 15 m. W. of Garies, XI.1948. Univ. California-Transv. Mus. Exped.” ; 28 specimens ( Ditsong Museum ): “Soebatsfontein. X.1949, Univ. California-Transv. Mus. Exped.”; single specimen (Ditsong Museum): “Kamieskroon, XII.1949. C. Koch” ; nine specimens ( Ditsong Museum ): “Buffels River. near Grootmist. XI.1948. Univ. California-Transv. Mus. Exped.” ; two specimens ( Ditsong Museum ): “Steinkopf, XI.1949. C. Koch” ; eight specimens ( Ditsong Museum ): “Anenous Pass, XII.1949, C. Koch”; single specimen (Ditsong Museum): “Wolfberg. XI.1948, Univ. California-Transv. Mus. Exped.” .

Distribution. SOUTH AFRICA: Anenous Pass, Kamieskroon, Soebatsfontein, Springbok, Steinkopf, surroundings of Garies, surroundings of Grootmis, Wolfberg ( Koch 1958).

Note. Although the studied type specimen is labeled as a lectotype ( Fig. 15D ), this designation was never formalized in publication. Therefore, the specimen presented on Fig. 15D should still be considered a syntype.

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Fig. 15. Type specimens of species representing the genus Nicandra subgenus Nicandra. A) N. desertica, B) N. emyonopus, C) N. minoroides, D) N. namaquensis, E) N. pofadderensis, F) N. scabrosus.