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Scientific Name | Pelargonium angustipetalum E.M.Marais |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | GERANIACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2009/07/29 |
Assessor(s) | D.A. Kamundi & J.E. Victor |
Justification | Although only recorded from a few herbarium collections, this recently described species occurs in a poorly explored area and is likely to be more common than the specimens indicate, (EOO>5000 km²). |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | Namaqualand from Kosies in the Richtersveld in the north to Kamieskroon in the south. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Desert, Succulent Karoo |
Description | Karroid shrubland. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Pelargonium angustipetalum E.M.Marais | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Marais, E.M. 1994. Taxonomic studies in Pelargonium, section Hoarea (Geraniaceae). Unpublished Ph.D. Thesis, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch.
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. 2009. Pelargonium angustipetalum E.M.Marais. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/24 |
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