Hondewortel

Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Cynorhiza typica Eckl. & Zeyh.
Higher Classification
Dicotyledons
Family
APIACEAE
Synonyms
Cynorhiza montana Eckl. & Zeyh., Cynorhiza olifantiana Koso-Pol., Cynorhiza sulcata Eckl. & Zeyh., Peucedanum cynorhiza Sond., Peucedanum olifantianum (Koso-Pol.) M.Hiroe, Peucedanum sulcatum Eckl. & Zeyh. ex Sond., Peucedanum typicum (Eckl. & Zeyh.) B.L.Burtt, Peucedanum zeyheri Sond. (later homonym), not of Steud. (1841)
Common Names
Hondewortel (a)
National Status
Status and Criteria
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2011/05/31
Assessor(s)
D. Raimondo & A.R. Magee
Justification
Widespread and not declining.
Distribution
Endemism
South African endemic
Provincial distribution
Eastern Cape, Northern Cape, Western Cape
Range
Western, Northern and Eastern Cape Provinces of South Africa from Vioolsdrif in the Northern Cape to Grahamstown in the Eastern Cape.
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Major habitats
Albany Thicket, Fynbos, Succulent Karoo
Description
Sand dunes along the coast, or more inland in sand or clay.
Threats
No severe threats.
Population
Population trend
Stable
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Peucedanum sulcatum Sond.Least Concern Raimondo et al. (2009)
Cynorhiza typica Eckl. & Zeyh.Data Deficient (Taxonomically Problematic) Raimondo et al. (2009)
Bibliography

Magee, A.R., Van Wyk, B.E. and Tilney, P.M. 2008. A taxonomic revision of the genus Cynorhiza (Apiaceae: Apioideae). South African Journal of Botany 74(4):726-734.


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.


Citation
Raimondo, D. & Magee, A.R. 2011. Cynorhiza typica Eckl. & Zeyh. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14

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