Polhillia ignota Boatwr., 2010
Whocares syrupbush
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Last record: 1928 (Raimondo et al., 2013:130)
Rediscovered on 9 September 2016 (source)
The rediscovered population consisted of 13 plants.
Distribution
Porterville and Saldanha (Bay), Western Cape Province, South Australia
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Boatwright, J. S. (2010). A rare new species of Polhillia (Genisteae, Fabaceae). South African Journal of Botany 76(1):142-145.
Other references:
Department of Environmental Affairs. 2011. National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act, 2004: National list of ecosystems that are threatened and in need of protection. Government Notice 1002. Government Gazette No 34809, 9 December 2011.
Ebrahim, Ismail, Boatwright, James Stephen and du Preez, Brian. (2017). The rediscovery of Polhillia ignota. Veld & Flora 103(1): 40-41. [Abstract]
Ebrahim, I., Helme, N. A., Raimondo, D. and van der Colff, D. (2016). Polhillia ignota Boatwr. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version 2017.1. Accessed on 2017/05/30
Manning, J.C. and Goldblatt, P. 2012. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape Flora. Strelitzia 29. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
Raimondo, D., Grieve, K., Helme, N., Koopman, R. and Ebrahim, I. (2013). Plants in Peril. Pretoria: South African National Biodiversity Institute. viii + 208 pp.
Wild, Sarah. (5 November, 2019). Cape student rediscovers third “extinct” plant species – and expects to find more. Business Insider South Africa, available at: https://www.news24.com/news24/bi-archive/extinct-plant-species-sweet-pea-stellenbosch-student-nature-2019-11 [Accessed 15 August 2020]
http://www.sanbi.org/news/lost-and-found-polhillia-ignota
https://botsocblog.wordpress.com/2016/09/19/celebrate-our-natural-heritage-another-successful-treasure-hunt-with-crew-the-rediscovery-of-polhillia-ignota/
http://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=4486
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/11166925