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Scientific Name | Arctotis candida Thunb. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ASTERACEAE |
Synonyms | Arctotis revoluta DC. |
Common Names | Botterblom (a) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Data Deficient - Taxonomically Problematic |
Assessment Date | 2017/08/28 |
Assessor(s) | D.A. Kamundi & J.E. Victor |
Justification | Arctotis candida is a very poorly known species. Arctotis is in need of taxonomic revision, and many species are not well understood. It is not certain whether Arctotis candida is a valid taxon, as it is not mentioned in the conspectus of the Cape Flora (Manning and Goldblatt 2012). |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Unknown, the type specimen was collected at an unspecified locality in South Africa, presumably in the Western Cape. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Description | This species' habitat is not known. |
Population |
Population trend | Unknown |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Arctotis candida Thunb. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Harvey, W.H. 1894. Compositae. In: W.H. Harvey and O.W. Sonder (eds). Flora Capensis III (Rubiaceae to Campanulaceae):44-530. 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.
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 |
| Kamundi, D.A. & Victor, J.E. 2017. Arctotis candida Thunb. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version 2020.1. Accessed on 2023/12/03 |
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