Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Thesium microcarpum A.DC.
Higher Classification
Dicotyledons
Family
SANTALACEAE
Synonyms
Thesidium exocarpaeoides Sond. (superfluous name), Thesidium microcarpum (A.DC.) A.DC.
National Status
Status and Criteria
Data Deficient - Taxonomically Problematic
Assessment Date
2015/04/17
Assessor(s)
L. von Staden
Distribution
Endemism
South African endemic
Provincial distribution
Eastern Cape, Western Cape
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Major habitats
Fynbos
Population
Population trend
Unknown
Bibliography

Forest, F. and Manning, J.C. 2013. SANTALACEAE: The minor genera Kunkeliella and Thesidium included in Thesium. Bothalia 43(2):214-216.


Hill, A.W. 1915. Santalaceae. In: W.T. Thiselton-Dyer (ed). Flora Capensis V Section II (Thymeleaceae-Ceratophylleae):135-212. L. Reeve & Co., Ltd., Ashford.


Manning, J.C. and Goldblatt, P. 2012. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape Flora. Strelitzia 29. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.


Citation
von Staden, L. 2015. Thesium microcarpum A.DC. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13

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