Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Osteospermum hirsutum Thunb.
Higher Classification
Dicotyledons
Family
ASTERACEAE
National Status
Status and Criteria
Extinct
Assessment Date
2007/05/28
Assessor(s)
P.P.J. Herman & J.E. Victor
Justification
This species was collected by Thunberg in 1775 in Cape Colony at an unspecified site, but which was very likely to be on the Cape Flats. Not collected since. There are excellent, well-preserved specimens of Osteospermum hirsutum in various herbaria, thus there is no doubt about its taxonomic validity. As it has not been reported for over 100 years and most of the Cape Flats have been developed, we conclude that this species is extinct.
Distribution
Endemism
South African endemic
Provincial distribution
Western Cape
Range
Unknown.
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Major habitats
Fynbos
Description
Unknown.
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Osteospermum hirsutum Thunb.Extinct Raimondo et al. (2009)
Osteospermum hirsutum Thunb.Extinct Victor (2002)
Osteospermum hirsutum Thunb.Extinct Hilton-Taylor (1996)
Osteospermum hirsutum Thunb.Extinct Hall et al. (1980)
Bibliography

Hall, A.V., De Winter, M., De Winter, B. and Van Oosterhout, S.A.M. 1980. Threatened plants of southern Africa. South African National Scienctific Programmes Report 45. CSIR, Pretoria.


Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.


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.


Victor, J.E. 2002. South Africa. In: J.S. Golding (ed), Southern African plant Red Data Lists. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report 14 (pp. 93-120), SABONET, Pretoria.


Citation
Herman, P.P.J. & Victor, J.E. 2007. Osteospermum hirsutum Thunb. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/03/22

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