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Scientific Name | Cineraria exilis DC. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ASTERACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Data Deficient - Taxonomically Problematic |
Assessment Date | 2016/09/13 |
Assessor(s) | G.V. Cron, J.E. Victor & L. von Staden |
Justification | Known only from the type, collected in 1812. This is an aberrant specimen that does not fit into Cineraria and is more like Bolandia or Mesogramma, but also has characteristics that is not congruent with either of these genera. In a recent revision this species has however not been placed in either of these genera, and its taxonomic affinities remain uncertain. The type collection is from a remote area in the southern Kalahari where it is potentially threatened by overgrazing and alien invasive encroachment. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | Near the source of the Moshaweng River, Kuruman district. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Savanna |
Description | Unknown, possibly from the low shrub or herbland vegetation of the dry riverbed and banks, known as Southern Kalahari Mekgacha. |
Population |
Population trend | Unknown |
Notes |
| The species is included in a recent revision of Cineraria (Cron et al. 2006) under 'Species excluded from the genus'. Cron et al. (2006) notes that this species bears characters similar to Bolandia and Mesogramma, but do not resolve the name by placing it in either of these genera. |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Cineraria exilis DC. | Data Deficient (Taxonomically Problematic) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Cron, G.V., Balkwill, K. and Knox, E.B. 2006. A revision of the genus Cineraria (Asteraceae, Senecioneae). Kew Bulletin 61:449-535.
Hahn, N. 2013. Rare, endangered and endemic flora of the North West Province. Unpublished Report to the Department of Economic Development, Conservation and Tourism, North West Provincial Government.
Mucina, L. and Rutherford, M.C. (eds). 2006. The vegetation of South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland. Strelitzia 19. South African National Biodiversity 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 |
| Cron, G.V., Victor, J.E. & von Staden, L. 2016. Cineraria exilis DC. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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