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Scientific Name | Heliophila polygaloides Schltr. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | BRASSICACEAE |
Synonyms | Silicularia polygaloides (Schltr.) Marais, Silicularia sigillata Compton |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2011/06/14 |
Assessor(s) | D.A. Kamundi & J.E. Victor |
Justification | A range-restricted species (EOO <500 km²), known from fewer than five subpopulations, this species has no recorded threats. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Koue Bokkeveld and Swartruggens Mountains. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Winterhoek Sandstone Fynbos, Swartruggens Quartzite Fynbos |
Description | Arid sandstone slope, 950-1 500 m. |
Threats |
| No threats. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Silicularia polygaloides (Schltr.) Marais | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Goldblatt, P. and Manning, J.C. 2000. Cape Plants: A conspectus of the Cape Flora of South Africa. Strelitzia 9. National Botanical Institute, Cape Town.
Marais, W. 1970. Cruciferae. In: L.E. Codd, B. De Winter, D.J.B. Killick and H.B. Rycroft (eds). Flora of southern Africa 13:1-118. Botanical Research 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.
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Citation |
| Kamundi, D.A. & Victor, J.E. 2011. Heliophila polygaloides Schltr. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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