Cyclopia laxiflora Benth. (1837:3)
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Cyclopia vogelii var. laxiflora (Benth.) Harv. in W.H.Harvey & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 1: 7 (1862); Cyclopia subternata var. laxiflora (Benth.) Kies in Bothalia 6: 170 (1951); Cyclopia latifolia Eckl. & Zeyh. in Enum. Pl. Afric. Austral.: 155 (1836), nom. illeg.
Conservation Status
Missing (Schutte-Vlok & von Staden, 2011) or Extinct (Hilton-Taylor, 1996a,b:180; Raimondo et al., 2009; Christenhusz & Govaerts, 2024; POWO, 2024) or Rediscovered (Humphreys et al., 2019)
Last record: 1890 (Christenhusz & Govaerts, 2024)
Distribution
Knysna and Plettenberg Bay, Western Cape Province, South Africa
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
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