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Scientific Name | Pachycarpus stenoglossus (E.Mey.) N.E.Br. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | APOCYNACEAE |
Synonyms | Pachycarpus vexillaris E.Mey. var. stenoglossus E.Mey. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Data Deficient - Insufficient Information |
Assessment Date | 2006/11/02 |
Assessor(s) | J.E. Victor & A. Nicholas |
Justification | Known from two disjunct collections, both very old. Searches at these sites have failed to relocate it. However, we are unsure if this indicates a decline or just that the species is highly inconspicuous. The genus Pachycarpus is generally under collected. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape |
Range | Winterberg and Coombes Valley near Grahamstown. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Albany Thicket, Grassland |
Description | Unknown. |
Population |
Population trend | Unknown |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Pachycarpus stenoglossus (E.Mey.) N.E.Br. | Data Deficient | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Pachycarpus stenoglossus (E.Mey.) N.E.Br. | 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.
Smith, D.M.N. 1988. A revision of the genus Pachycarpus in southern Africa. South African Journal of Botany 54(5):399-439.
Victor, J.E. and Dold, A.P. 2003. Threatened plants of the Albany Centre of Floristic Endemism, South Africa. South African Journal of Science 99:437-446.
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Citation |
| Victor, J.E. & Nicholas, A. 2006. Pachycarpus stenoglossus (E.Mey.) N.E.Br. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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