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Scientific Name | Polycarena comptonii Hilliard |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | SCROPHULARIACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Data Deficient - Insufficient Information |
Assessment Date | 2005/10/26 |
Assessor(s) | K. Naidoo & D. Raimondo |
Justification | Known from the type collection made by Compton at Whitehill in 1941. This species' habitat and distribution are too poorly known for it to be assessed. It may be potentially threatened by livestock overgrazing. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Laingsburg, Whitehill. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Nama Karoo |
Description | Unknown. |
Population |
Population trend | Unknown |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Polycarena comptonii Hilliard | Data Deficient | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Polycarena comptonii Hilliard | Rare | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical 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.
Snijman, D.A. 2013. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 2: The extra Cape flora. Strelitzia 30. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
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Citation |
| Naidoo, K. & Raimondo, D. 2005. Polycarena comptonii Hilliard. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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