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Scientific Name | Harveya purpurea (L.f.) Harv. ex Hook. subsp. purpurea |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | OROBANCHACEAE |
Synonyms | Aulaya grandiflora Benth., Aulaya purpurea (L.f.) Benth., Gerardia orobanchoides Lam., Harveya laxiflora Hiern, Harveya pratensis (Eckl. & Zeyh. ex C.Presl) C.Presl as "Harwaya (Pseudoharwaya)", Orobanche pratensis Eckl. & Zeyh. ex C.Presl, Orobanche purpurea L.f. (excluding var ß Thunb.), Orobanche uitenhagensis Eckl. ex Hook. |
Common Names | Persinkblom (a), Rooi-inkblom (a) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2012/01/25 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Widespread, common and not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | Cederberg to the Cape Peninsula and eastwards to Grahamstown. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos |
Description | Sandy soils, lower slopes and flats. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Harveya laxiflora Hiern. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Harveya purpurea (L.f.) Harv. ex Hook. | Least Concern | 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.
Randle, C.P. 2006. Revision of Harveya (Orobanchaceae) of southern Africa. Systematic Botany Monographs 80:1-74.
Vlok, J. and Schutte-Vlok, A.L. 2010. Plants of the Klein Karoo. Umdaus Press, Hatfield.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2012. Harveya purpurea (L.f.) Harv. ex Hook. subsp. purpurea. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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