Athanasia imbricata Harv. (1865:196)

Taxonomy & Nomenclature

Conservation Status

Missing (Helme et al., 2012, 2016) or Extinct (Christenhusz & Govaerts, 2024; POWO, 2024)

Last (and only) record: 1865 (Helme et al., 2012, 2016; Christenhusz & Govaerts, 2024)

IUCN RedList status: Critically Endangered (Possibly Extinct)

Distribution

Foothills of the Riviersonderend Mountains between Stormsvlei and the Breede River, Western Cape Province, South Africa

Biology & Ecology

Hypodigm

Media

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. (2012). Athanasia imbricata Harv. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version 2017.1. Accessed on 2017/06/02.

Helme, N. A., Raimondo, D. and von Staden, L. (2016). Athanasia imbricata. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T103635021A104108129. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T103635021A104108129.en. Downloaded on 02 June 2017.

Källersjo, M. (1991). The genus Athanasia (Compositae - Anthemideae). Opera Botanica 106:1-75.

Le Roux, Johannes J., Hui, C., Castillo, M. L., Iriondo, J. M., Keet, J.-H., Khapugin, A. A., Médail, F., Rejmánek, M., Theron, G. Yannelli, F. A. and Hirsch, H. (2019). Recent Anthropogenic Plant Extinctions Differ in Biodiversity Hotspots and Coldspots. Current Biology 29(17): 2912-2918.e2. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2019.07.063

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 14 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. (eds). (2009). Red List of South African Plants. Strelitzia 25. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.

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

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