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Scientific Name | Pelargonium exhibens Vorster |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | GERANIACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Near Threatened D2 |
Assessment Date | 2009/07/29 |
Assessor(s) | J.E. Victor & A.P. Dold |
Justification | Known from less than 10 locations and potentially threatened by harvesting for traditional medicine. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape |
Range | Grahamstown to Graaff-Reinet. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Albany Thicket, Nama Karoo |
Description | Bushveld and succulent mountain scrub. |
Threats |
| Possibly threatened by harvesting for medicinal use. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Pelargonium exhibens Vorster | NT D2 | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Pelargonium exhibens Vorster | Indeterminate | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
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.
Van der Walt, J.J.A. and Vorster, P.J. 1977. Pelargoniums of southern Africa. (Vol. I). Purnell, Cape Town.
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Citation |
| Victor, J.E. & Dold, A.P. 2009. Pelargonium exhibens Vorster. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/15 |
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