Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Hippia sp. nov. (Forsyth 469 NBG)
Higher Classification
Dicotyledons
Family
ASTERACEAE
National Status
Status and Criteria
Rare
Assessment Date
2007/02/28
Assessor(s)
D. Raimondo & R.C. Turner
Justification
Known from fewer than five sites (EOO 150 km²) in mountainous areas. Not threatened.
Distribution
Endemism
South African endemic
Provincial distribution
Western Cape
Range
Worcester to Louwshoek Mountains.
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Major habitats
Fynbos
Description
Shallow, sandy soil on summit ridges.
Population
Population trend
Stable
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Hippia sp. nov. (Forsyth 469 NBG)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.


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.


Citation
Raimondo, D. & Turner, R.C. 2007. Hippia sp. nov. (Forsyth 469 NBG). National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13

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