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Scientific Name | Thamnea depressa Oliv. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | BRUNIACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Extinct |
Assessment Date | 2008/04/02 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo & J.E. Victor |
Justification | Known from Burchell's 1815 collection from Genadendal. The collection site was converted to a pine plantation and the surrounding vegetation is severely infested with alien plants. This species is therefore considered extinct. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Genadendal. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos |
Description | Rocky outcrops. |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Thamnea depressa Oliv. | Extinct | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Thamnea depressa Oliv. | Extinct | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | | Thamnea depressa Oliv. | Extinct | Hall et al. (1980) | |
Bibliography |
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. & Victor, J.E. 2008. Thamnea depressa Oliv. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/12 |
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