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Scientific Name | Pauridia pusilla (Snijman) Snijman & Kocyan |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | HYPOXIDACEAE |
Synonyms | Spiloxene pusilla Snijman |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2007/05/04 |
Assessor(s) | D.A. Snijman & D. Raimondo |
Justification | A habitat specialist restricted to the sandstone massifs of the northern Cederberg and Matsikamma-Gifberg complex. Not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Gifberg, Matsikamma Mountain and Pakhuis Pass. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Cederberg Sandstone Fynbos, Bokkeveld Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Sandstone pavements, but only under south-facing, overhanging rocks in shallow, sandy soil. |
Threats |
| No threats. |
Population |
A localized habitat specialist.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Pauridia pusilla (Snijman) Snijman & Kocyan | Rare | 2014.1 | | Spiloxene pusilla Snijman | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Raimondo, D., von Staden, L., Foden, W., Victor, J.E., Helme, N.A., Turner, R.C., Kamundi, D.A. and Manyama, P.A. 2009. Red List of South African Plants. Strelitzia 25. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
Snijman, D.A. 2006. Two new species of Spiloxene (Hypoxidaceae) from the northwestern Cape, South Africa. Bothalia 36(2):133-138.
Snijman, D.A. and Kocyan, A. 2013. The genus Pauridia (Hypoxidaceae) amplified to include Hypoxis sect. Ianthe, Saniella and Spiloxene, with revised nomenclature and typification. Phytotaxa 116(1):19-33.
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Citation |
| Snijman, D.A. & Raimondo, D. 2007. Pauridia pusilla (Snijman) Snijman & Kocyan. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09 |
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