Circandra serrata (L.) N.E.Br. (1930:126)
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Mesembryanthemum serratum L. in Sp. Pl.: 485 (1753); Erepsia serrata (L.) L.Bolus in Notes Mesembryanthemum 3: 228 (1950); Mesembryanthemum serratifolium Steud. in Nomencl. Bot. 1: 527 (1821), orth. var.
Conservation Status
Last record: 1913 (Klak et al., 2006; Klak & Low, 2007)
Rediscovered in November 2005 by Barrie Low (Klak & Low, 2007; contra Hernández-Ledesma et al., 2015 [who state 2007])
Distribution
Tulbagh to Villiersdorp, Western Cape Province, South Africa
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
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