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Scientific Name | Bowkeria verticillata (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Schinz |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | STILBACEAE |
Synonyms | Bowkeria gerrardiana Harv. ex Hiern, Bowkeria natalensis Schinz, Bowkeria simpliciflora MacOwan, 'as simplicifolia' in Index Kewensis (1906), Bowkeria triphylla Harv., Bowkeria triphylla Harv. var. pubescens Kuntze, Bowkeria triphylla Harv. var. subglabra Kuntze, Bowkeria velutina Harv. ex Hiern |
Common Names | Southern Shell-flower (e) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2005/06/30 |
Assessor(s) | W. Foden & L. Potter |
Justification | This taxon was not selected in any one of four screening processes for highlighting potential taxa of conservation concern for detailed assessment and was hence given an automated status of Least Concern. The Threatened Species Programme is currently systematically completing full assessments for all taxa with an automated status. If you disagree with this taxon's status, please contact the Threatened Species Programme at the link below. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Bowkeria verticillata (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Schinz | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Boon, R. 2010. Pooley's Trees of eastern South Africa. Flora and Fauna Publications Trust, Durban.
Pooley, E. 2003. Mountain flowers: a field guide to the flora of the Drakensberg and Lesotho. Natal Flora Publications Trust, Durban.
Raimondo, D., von Staden, L., Foden, W., Victor, J.E., Helme, N.A., Turner, R.C., Kamundi, D.A. and Manyama, P.A. 2009. Red List of South African Plants. Strelitzia 25. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
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Citation |
| Foden, W. & Potter, L. 2005. Bowkeria verticillata (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Schinz. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version 2017.1. Accessed on 2019/08/20 |
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