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Scientific Name | Globulariopsis pumila Hilliard |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | SCROPHULARIACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Critically Endangered (Possibly Extinct) |
Assessment Date | 2007/05/03 |
Assessor(s) | N.A. Helme & D. Raimondo |
Justification | Known from one collection in 1935 from the plateau on top of the Piketberg at Kapteinskloof. It is highly likely to be extinct due to conversion of its habitat to orchards. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Piketberg. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Piketberg Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Sandy plateaus. |
Threats |
| Possibly extinct due to habitat loss to fruit orchards and protea cultivation. |
Population |
Population trend | Unknown |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Globulariopsis pumila Hilliard | Critically Endangered (Possibly Extinct) | 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.
Hilliard, O.M. 1999. The tribe Selagineae (Scrophulariaceae). Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh/Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh/Kew.
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 |
| Helme, N.A. & Raimondo, D. 2007. Globulariopsis pumila Hilliard. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/31 |
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