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Scientific Name | Polygala pubiflora Burch. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | POLYGALACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable B1ab(ii,iii,iv)+2ab(ii,iii,iv) |
Assessment Date | 2016/02/23 |
Assessor(s) | N.A. Helme & D. van der Colff |
Justification | EOO 2494 km², AOO <877 km², plants at 10 locations continue to decline due to ongoing habitat loss and degradation. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Cape Infanta to Mossel Bay. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Mossel Bay Shale Renosterveld, Eastern Ruens Shale Renosterveld, North Langeberg Sandstone Fynbos, Garden Route Granite Fynbos, Swellendam Silcrete Fynbos, Hartenbos Dune Thicket |
Description | Limestone and shale rocky outcrops. |
Threats |
| Nearly 40% of this species habitat has already been lost to crop cultivation (calculated using GIS) and loss continues. Two subpopulations known through historical records are already extinct. Coastal development, as well as competition from alien invasive plants are the main ongoing threats to this species. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Polygala pubiflora Burch. | VU B1ab(ii,iii,iv)+2ab(ii,iii,iv) | 2017.1 | | Polygala pubiflora Burch. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Goldblatt, P. and Manning, J.C. 2000. Cape Plants: A conspectus of the Cape Flora of South Africa. Strelitzia 9. National Botanical Institute, Cape Town.
Levyns, M.R. 1955. The species of Polygala in the south-western Cape Province. Journal of South African Botany 21:9-49.
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 |
| Helme, N.A. & van der Colff, D. 2016. Polygala pubiflora Burch. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/18 |
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