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Scientific Name | Thesium fruticulosum (A.W.Hill) J.C.Manning & F.Forest |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | SANTALACEAE |
Synonyms | Thesidium fruticulosum A.W.Hill, Thesidium longifolium A.W.Hill |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2015/04/17 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Widespread and not in danger of extinction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Northern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | Namaqualand to the Cape Peninsula and eastwards to Humansdorp. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos, Succulent Karoo |
Description | Sandstone and limestone flats and slopes. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Thesium fruticulosum (A.W.Hill) J.C.Manning & F.Forest | Least Concern | 2015.1 | | Thesidium fruticulosum A.W.Hill | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Forest, F. and Manning, J.C. 2013. SANTALACEAE: The minor genera Kunkeliella and Thesidium included in Thesium. Bothalia 43(2):214-216.
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.
Manning, J.C. and Goldblatt, P. 2012. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape Flora. Strelitzia 29. South African National Biodiversity 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.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2015. Thesium fruticulosum (A.W.Hill) J.C.Manning & F.Forest. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09 |
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