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Scientific Name | Polygala pottebergensis Levyns |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | POLYGALACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2007/04/02 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo |
Justification | Fewer than five locations are potentially threatened by alien plant invasion. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Potberg to Cape Infanta. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Potberg Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Rocky sandstone slopes, 30-390 m. |
Threats |
| Potentially threatened by acacias on the Potberg. Although alien invasive plants are being managed within De Hoop Nature Reserve, dense former infestations as well as remaining alien plants outside the boundaries of the nature reserve means that ongoing management and clearing is needed to prevent reinvasion. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Conservation |
| Protected in De Hoop Nature Reserve. |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Polygala pottebergensis Levyns | VU D2 | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Polygala pottebergensis Levyns | Indeterminate | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | | Polygala pottebergensis Levyns | Indeterminate | Hall et al. (1980) | |
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.
Hall, A.V., De Winter, M., De Winter, B. and Van Oosterhout, S.A.M. 1980. Threatened plants of southern Africa. South African National Scienctific Programmes Report 45. CSIR, Pretoria.
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical 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 |
| Raimondo, D. 2007. Polygala pottebergensis Levyns. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/22 |
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