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Scientific Name | Polycarena nardouwensis Hilliard |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | SCROPHULARIACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Endangered B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v)+2ab(ii,iii,iv,v) |
Assessment Date | 2007/05/21 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo |
Justification | EOO <250 km², known from three locations on the Nardous Mountain escarpment, an area that is currently being rapidly transformed for rooibos tea, over 50% of its habitat has already been transformed. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Nardous Kloof. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Nardouw Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Sandy plateaus. |
Threats |
| Threatened by ongoing habitat loss to rapidly expanding rooibos tea cultivation on sandy soils within this species' range. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Polycarena nardouwensis Hilliard | EN B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Polycarena nardouwensis Hilliard | Insufficiently Known | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
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.
Hilliard, O.M. 1994. The Manuleae: a tribe of Scrophulariaceae. Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh.
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.
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Citation |
| Raimondo, D. 2007. Polycarena nardouwensis Hilliard. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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