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Polhillia ignota
Polhillia ignota is a species of flowering plant in the genus Polhillia. Prior to its rediscovery in September 2016, it was known from two specimens, and declared extinct in 2014. There are only 13 plants known, on a small renosterveld fragment less than 3 ha (7.4 acres) in size. It is endemic to Eendekuil, in the Western Cape.
From the article Polhillia ignota on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Polhillia ignota is a large, rounded shrub, up to 1 m (3 ft 3 in) in height. Its inflorescences are yellow.
Range & habitat
Polhillia ignota is found from northern Swartland, between Vredenburg, Eendekuil and Porterville.
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 592311.