Serruria roxburghii R.Br. (1810:130)
Short-leaf Spiderhead, Shortleaf Spiderhead
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonyms: Protea roxburghii Poir. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl., Suppl. 4: 574 (1816); Protea triternata Thiéb.-Bern. ex Meisn. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 14: 295 (1856), not validly publ.
Conservation Status
Last record: 1850's (Lucas & Synge, 1978:463)
Rediscovered in: 1976 (Lucas & Synge, 1978:463)
IUCN RedList status: Endangered
Distribution & Habitat
Western Cape Province, South Africa
Anatomy & Morphology
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
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Hall, A. V., De Winter, M., De Winter, B. and Van Oosterhout, S. A. M. (1980). Threatened plants of southern Africa. South African National Scienctific Programmes Report. CSIR, Pretoria.
Hilton-Taylor, C. (ed.). (1996). Red Data List of Southern African Plants. Strelitzia 4. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
Lucas, Grenville Llewellyn and Synge, Hugh (compilers). (1978). The IUCN Plant Red Data Book. Morges, Switzerland: IUCN. 540 pp. [pp. 463-464]
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.
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Rebelo, A. G., Mtshali, H. and von Staden, L. (2020). Serruria roxburghii. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T113238841A185591550. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T113238841A185591550.en. Accessed on 16 March 2025.