Diastella buekii (Gand.) Rourke (1976:206)
Franschhoek silkypuff
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Mimetes buekii Gand. in Bull. Soc. Bot. France 48: xciii (1901)
Conservation Status
Last record: 1934 (Rourke, 1976)
Rediscovered in September 1976 (Rebelo et al., 2019)
Distribution
South Africa
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
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