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Scientific Name | Thesium schumannianum Schltr. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | SANTALACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Data Deficient - Insufficient Information |
Assessment Date | 2007/04/17 |
Assessor(s) | R.C. Turner |
Justification | Last collected in 1963. The distribution and habitat of this species is too poorly known to determine its status. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Cape Peninsula to Houwhoek. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos |
Description | Lower sandstone slopes. |
Threats |
| Unknown, possibly threatened by habitat loss to forestry plantations and competition from alien invasive plants. |
Population |
Population trend | Unknown |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Thesium schumannianum Schltr. | 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 |
| Turner, R.C. 2007. Thesium schumannianum Schltr. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09 |
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