Cephalophyllum parvulum (Schltr.) H.E.K.Hartmann
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Extinct (Humphreys et al., 2019; Albani Rocchetti et al., 2022)
Last record: 1896
This species has been identified as one of the 50 best candidates for de-extinction, ranking 18/50 (Albani Rocchetti et al., 2022).
Distribution
Clanwilliam, Western Cape Province, South Africa
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Albani Rocchetti, G., Carta, A., Mondoni, A. et al. (2022). Selecting the best candidates for resurrecting extinct-in-the-wild plants from herbaria. Nature Plants 8: 1385-1393. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41477-022-01296-7 [Supplementary Tables S1-S6]
Burgoyne, P.M. & Victor, J.E. 2005. Cephalophyllum parvulum (Schltr.) H.E.K.Hartmann. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version 2017.1. Accessed on 2017/06/02
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.
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria. 1-117 pp.
Humphreys, Aelys M. (2019). Global dataset shows geography and life form predict modern plant extinction and rediscovery. Nature Ecology & Evolution 3: 1043-1047. [Abstract] [Supplementary Dataset 1]
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.