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Scientific Name | Theilera robusta (A.DC.) C.N.Cupido |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | CAMPANULACEAE |
Synonyms | Campanopsis robusta (A.DC.) Kuntze, Lightfootia robusta A.DC., Theilera capensis D.Y.Hong, Wahlenbergia rigida Bernh., Wahlenbergia robusta (A.DC.) Sond. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2012/05/11 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | A range-restricted (EOO 2000 km²) and poorly known species. It occurs in montane areas where it is not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape |
Range | Witteberge east of Willowmore to the Elandsberge and Groot Winterhoek mountains west of Uitenhage. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Albany Thicket, Fynbos |
Description | Rocky mountain slopes and peaks. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Theilera capensis D.Y.Hong | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Wahlenbergia robusta Sond. | Data Deficient (Taxonomically Problematic) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Cupido, C.N. 2009. Campanulaceae: Theilera robusta, the correct name for Theilera capensis. Bothalia 39(1):97-98.
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 |
| von Staden, L. 2012. Theilera robusta (A.DC.) C.N.Cupido. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/13 |
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