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Scientific Name | Polygala woodii Chodat |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | POLYGALACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Data Deficient - Insufficient Information |
Assessment Date | 2008/03/15 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo, C.L. Bredenkamp & L. Potter |
Justification | Known from one site at Oribi Gorge, where it was last collected in the late 1800s. Not enough is known about the distribution, specific habitat or population status of this species to determine its status, but it might be threatened due to extensive habitat loss to the cultivation of sugarcane. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | KwaZulu-Natal |
Range | Oribi Gorge. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Indian Ocean Coastal Belt |
Description | Unknown. |
Threats |
| Unknown, possibly threatened by habitat loss and degradation - the area is extensively transformed, although Oribi Gorge itself is protected within a provincial nature reserve. |
Population |
Population trend | Unknown |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Polygala woodii Chodat | Data Deficient | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
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 |
| Raimondo, D., Bredenkamp, C.L. & Potter, L. 2008. Polygala woodii Chodat. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/18 |
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