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Scientific Name | Thesium patersoniae A.W.Hill |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | SANTALACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Data Deficient - Insufficient Information |
Assessment Date | 2007/03/08 |
Assessor(s) | J.E. Victor & R.C. Turner |
Justification | Although conserved in the Groendal wilderness area, this species may have been eradicated in areas such as Walmer, and is under continuing threat from urban expansion in the greater Port Elizabeth-Uitenhage region. EOO <600 km², known from three historical sites, at least one of which has been lost to urban development. It is not known where this parasite still persists, as it is an ephemeral, dependent on the host plant for survival, is under-collected and difficult to identify. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape |
Range | Port Elizabeth to Uitenhage. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos |
Description | Unknown. |
Threats |
| Threatened by habitat loss to urban expansion. |
Population |
Population trend | Unknown |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Thesium patersonae A.W.Hill | Data Deficient | 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.
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 |
| Victor, J.E. & Turner, R.C. 2007. Thesium patersoniae A.W.Hill. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09 |
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