Afroaster bowiei (Harv.) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt (2012:793)

Taxonomy & Nomenclature

Synonym/s: Aster bowiei Harv. in Fl. Cap. 3: 73 (1865)

Conservation Status

Missing (Helme et al., 2016) or Extinct (Christenhusz & Govaerts, 2024; POWO, 2024) or Rediscovered (iSpot observation ID'd by Nick Helme)

Last record: 1962 (Helme et al., 2016; Christenhusz & Govaerts, 2024)

Possibly rediscovered on: 11 January 2009 (observation); 25 October 2016 (tentative identification) (both iSpot observation)

Distribution

Western Cape Province, South Africa

Biology & Ecology

Hypodigm

Media

References

Original scientific description:

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

Other references:

Christenhusz, Maarten J. M. and Govaerts, Rafaël. (2023). Uitgestorven. Op plantenjacht rond de wereld: 1-511. Sterck & De Vreese.

Christenhusz, Maarten J. M. and Govaerts, Rafaël. (2024). Plant extinction in the Anthropocene. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. https://doi.org/10.1093/botlinnean/boae045 [Appendix S1]

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.

Helme, N. A., Raimondo, D. and von Staden, L. (2016). Afroaster bowiei (Harv.) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version 2017.1. Accessed on 2018/05/03

Lippert, W. (1973). Revision der gattung Aster in Afrika. Mitteilungen der Botanischen Staatssammlung München 11: 153-258.

POWO. (2024). Plants of the World Online (online resource). Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, United Kingdom. Available at: https://powo.science.kew.org/ [Accessed 11 September 2024]

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.

Roessler, H. (1959). Revision der Arctotideae-Gorteriinae (Compositae). Mitteilungen der Botanischen Staatssammlung München 3:71-500.

Roskov Y. et al. (eds.). (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.

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