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Scientific Name | Caputia oribiensis (Van Jaarsv.) J.C.Manning |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ASTERACEAE |
Synonyms | Senecio oribiensis Van Jaarsv. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Critically Rare |
Assessment Date | 2014/05/19 |
Assessor(s) | E.J. van Jaarsveld & D. Raimondo |
Justification | A recently described species, known from a single subpopulation. Its habitat is inaccessible and it is not exposed to any threats. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | KwaZulu-Natal |
Range | Oribi Gorge. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Pondoland-Ugu Sandstone Coastal Sourveld |
Description | South-facing cliffs among sandstone rock ledges. |
Threats |
| No threats. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Caputia oribiensis (Van Jaarsv.) J.C.Manning | Critically Rare | 2015.1 | | Senecio oribiensis Van Jaarsv. | Critically Rare | 2014.1 | |
Bibliography |
Manning, J.C. 2013. ASTERACEAE: Two new combinations in Caputia and Curio (Senecioneae). Bothalia 43(1):93.
Van Jaarsveld, E.J. 2011. Senecio oribiensis (Asteraceae), a new cliff-dwelling species from Oribi Gorge, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Aloe 48(4):78-81.
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Citation |
| van Jaarsveld, E.J. & Raimondo, D. 2014. Caputia oribiensis (Van Jaarsv.) J.C.Manning. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/23 |
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