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Scientific Name | Cynorhiza meifolia (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Magee |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | APIACEAE |
Synonyms | Analyrium millefolium E.Mey., Ferula meifolia Eckl. & Zeyh., Peucedanum millefolium Sond. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Data Deficient - Insufficient Information |
Assessment Date | 2011/05/31 |
Assessor(s) | A.R. Magee, N.A. Helme & D. Raimondo |
Justification | Known only from the Twenty-Four Rivers Mountains, near Porterville, in the Western Cape Province. Not collected for more than 150 years and appears to be a rare and/or highly localized species. Too little is known about the habitat and current population status of this species to assign a threat category. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Twenty-Four Rivers Mountains. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Swartland Granite Renosterveld, Winterhoek Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Unknown. |
Population |
Population trend | Unknown |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Peucedanum millefolium Sond. | 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.
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Citation |
| Magee, A.R., Helme, N.A. & Raimondo, D. 2011. Cynorhiza meifolia (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Magee. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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