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Scientific Name | Lopholaena longipes (Harv.) Thell. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ASTERACEAE |
Synonyms | Doria longipes Harv. |
Common Names | Stalked Fluff-bush (e) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Data Deficient - Insufficient Information |
Assessment Date | 2017/08/10 |
Assessor(s) | N.A. Helme, D. Raimondo & L. von Staden |
Justification | Lopholaena longipes is a rare and very poorly known species, last collected in the mid 1800s. It is not known whether it is threatened or merely overlooked, and based on available data, its risk of extinction cannot be assessed at present. It is therefore listed as Data Deficient. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | This species is endemic to South Africa, and is found in Namaqualand near Springbok. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Namaqualand Klipkoppe Shrubland |
Description | Its habitat is unknown. |
Threats |
| Threats to Lopholaena longipes are unknown, it is possibly affected by habitat degradation due to overgrazing. |
Population |
This species is only known from the type collection. It was collected by Reverend Henry Whitehead, a missionary who was stationed at Modderfontein west of Springbok between 1855-1856, from where he sent specimens to William Harvey at Kew (Glen and Germishuizen 2010). The type specimen is presumed to originate from this area, but the species has never been recollected in this botanically relatively well-explored region. It is possibly difficult to distinguish from L. cneorifolia, the only other Lopholaena species recorded in Namaqualand (Snijman 2013).
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Population trend | Unknown |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Lopholaena longipes (Harv.) Thell. | Data Deficient | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Glen, H.F. and Germishuizen, G. 2010. Botanical exploration of southern Africa. Strelitzia 26. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
Harvey, W.H. 1894. Compositae. In: W.H. Harvey and O.W. Sonder (eds). Flora Capensis III (Rubiaceae to Campanulaceae):44-530. L. Reeve & Co., Ltd., Ashford.
Phillips, E.P. and Smith, C.A. 1934. A revision of the genus Lopholaena DC. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa 21:221-238.
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.
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Citation |
| Helme, N.A., Raimondo, D. & von Staden, L. 2017. Lopholaena longipes (Harv.) Thell. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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