Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Heliophila suborbicularis Al-Shehbaz & Mummenhoff
Higher Classification
Dicotyledons
Family
BRASSICACEAE
Synonyms
Palmstruckia capensis Sond., Peltaria capensis Thunb., not Peltaria capensis L.f., not Heliophila capensis Kuntze, not Heliophila capensis (L.f.) C.A.Smith, Thlaspeocarpa capensis (Sond.) C.A.Sm.
National Status
Status and Criteria
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2012/05/04
Assessor(s)
L. von Staden
Justification
Widespread and not threatened.
Distribution
Endemism
South African endemic
Provincial distribution
Northern Cape, Western Cape
Range
Bokkeveld Plateau, Roggeveld Escarpment and Matroosberg
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Major habitats
Fynbos, Succulent Karoo
Description
Seasonally damp places, WM, CCR
Population
Population trend
Stable
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Thlaspeocarpa capensis (Sond.) C.A.Sm.Least Concern 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.


Snijman, D.A. 2013. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 2: The extra Cape flora. Strelitzia 30. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.


Citation
von Staden, L. 2012. Heliophila suborbicularis Al-Shehbaz & Mummenhoff. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/18

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