Aptosimum neglectum
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Aptosimum neglectum is a species of plant in the genus Aptosimum endemic to the Northern Cape Province of South Africa.{{Cite taxon |powo |title=Aptosimum neglectum Emil Weber |id=799381-1 |access-date=2024-08-19}}
Conservation status
This species is incredibly rare but also considered least concern by the SANBI database.{{Cite web |title=Threatened Species Programme {{!}} SANBI Red List of South African Plants |url=http://redlist.sanbi.org/species.php?species=1043-34 |access-date=2024-08-19 |website=redlist.sanbi.org}}
Sightings
The only confirmed living record of this species is a research grade iNaturalist observation taken by Adam Welz on the very border of its range.{{Cite web |title=Photo 185227797, (c) Adam Welz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by Adam Welz · iNaturalist NZ |url=https://inaturalist.nz/photos/185227797 |access-date=2024-08-19 |website=iNaturalist NZ |language=en}}
References
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Category:Plants described in 1903
Category:Endemic flora of the Cape Provinces
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