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Scientific Name | Pelargonium oblongatum Harv. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | GERANIACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2007/10/02 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo & D.A. Kamundi |
Justification | Known from nine widely scattered subpopulations from Northern Namaqualand, highly likely to be undercollected and not threatened or declining. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | Richtersveld to Komaggas. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Succulent Karoo |
Description | Succulent karoo shrubland. |
Threats |
| No threats. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Pelargonium oblongatum Harv. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Marais, E.M. 1994. Taxonomic studies in Pelargonium, section Hoarea (Geraniaceae). Unpublished Ph.D. Thesis, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch.
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.
Van der Walt, J.J.A. and Vorster, P.J. 1977. Pelargoniums of southern Africa. (Vol. I). Purnell, Cape Town.
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Citation |
| Raimondo, D. & Kamundi, D.A. 2007. Pelargonium oblongatum Harv. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/19 |
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