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Scientific Name | Charadrophila capensis Marloth |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | STILBACEAE |
Common Names | Wild Gloxinia (e) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2013/01/17 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden, N.A. Helme & K.E. Steiner |
Justification | A range-restricted (EOO 290 km²), and very rare habitat specialist, but not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Hottentots Holland and Kogelberg mountains. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos |
Description | Moist, shaded stream banks, on rock faces or under overhanging rocks. |
Threats |
No threats. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Citation |
von Staden, L., Helme, N.A. & Steiner, K.E. 2013. Charadrophila capensis Marloth. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version 2017.1. Accessed on 2019/12/06 |