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| Scientific Name | Polydora  bainesii (Oliv. & Hiern) H.Rob. | 
| Higher Classification | Dicotyledons | 
| Family | ASTERACEAE | 
| Synonyms | Vernonia bainesii Oliv. & Hiern in broad sense, Vernonia bainesii Oliv. & Hiern in broad sense subsp. brassii Wild, Vernonia bainesii Oliv. & Hiern in broad sense subsp. wildii (Merxm.) Wild, Vernonia wildii Merxm. | 
| National Status | 
| Status and Criteria | Least Concern | 
| Assessment Date | 2005/11/28 | 
| Assessor(s) | D.A. Kamundi & J.E. Victor | 
| Distribution | 
| Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa | 
| Habitat and Ecology | 
| Major system | Terrestrial | 
| Assessment History | 
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    | Taxon assessed | Status and Criteria | Citation/Red List version |  | Vernonia bainesii Oliv. & Hiern subsp. bainesii | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) |  | 
| Bibliography | 
| 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 | 
| Kamundi, D.A. & Victor, J.E. 2005. Polydora  bainesii (Oliv. & Hiern) H.Rob. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version 2024.1. Accessed on 2025/10/31 |