| Scientific Name | Centella glabrata L. | Higher Classification | Dicotyledons | Family | APIACEAE | Common Names | Persiegras (a) |
National Status | Status and Criteria | Least Concern | Assessment Date | 2020/11/24 | Assessor(s) | D. van der Colff | Justification | Centella glabrata is widespread with an extent of occurrence (EOO) of 104 229 km². It is not in danger of extinction, and is therefore listed as Least Concern. |
Distribution | Endemism | South African endemic | Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Western Cape | Range | This species is endemic to South Africa, and is found from Cederberg to the Cape Peninsula, and eastwards to Port Elizabeth. |
Habitat and Ecology | Major system | Terrestrial | Major habitats | Peninsula Sandstone Fynbos, Swartland Shale Renosterveld, Elgin Shale Fynbos, Cape Winelands Shale Fynbos, Kogelberg Sandstone Fynbos, Peninsula Granite Fynbos, Boland Granite Fynbos, Swartland Granite Renosterveld, Western Coastal Shale Band Vegetation, Hawequas Sandstone Fynbos, North Langeberg Sandstone Fynbos, South Langeberg Sandstone Fynbos, Eastern Ruens Shale Renosterveld, Peninsula Shale Fynbos, Garden Route Shale Fynbos, Swartland Alluvium Fynbos, Montagu Shale Fynbos, Greyton Shale Fynbos, Robertson Granite Fynbos, Breede Shale Fynbos, Swellendam Silcrete Fynbos, Central Inland Shale Band Vegetation, Central Coastal Shale Band Vegetation, Potberg Ferricrete Fynbos, Eastern Coastal Shale Band Vegetation, Northern Inland Shale Band Vegetation, Cederberg Sandstone Fynbos, Breede Shale Renosterveld, Montagu Shale Renosterveld, Swartberg Shale Renosterveld, Central Ruens Shale Renosterveld, Western Ruens Shale Renosterveld, Peninsula Shale Renosterveld, Robertson Granite Renosterveld, Ruens Silcrete Renosterveld, North Sonderend Sandstone Fynbos, Winterhoek Sandstone Fynbos, Overberg Sandstone Fynbos, Algoa Sandstone Fynbos, South Swartberg Sandstone Fynbos, North Swartberg Sandstone Fynbos, Tsitsikamma Sandstone Fynbos, South Outeniqua Sandstone Fynbos, Potberg Sandstone Fynbos, South Sonderend Sandstone Fynbos, Albany Mesic Thicket, Swartland Silcrete Renosterveld | Description | It occurs on mountain slopes in fynbos and renosterveld. |
Threats | | Threats to Centella glabrata include habitat degradation, habitat loss and invasive alien plants. |
Population | There is no information available on the population of this species.
| Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Centella glabrata L. var. natalensis Adamson | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Centella glabrata L. var. bracteata Adamson | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Centella glabrata L. var. glabrata | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography | Manning, J.C. and Goldblatt, P. 2012. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape Flora. Strelitzia 29. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
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.
Schubert, M.T.R. 2002. A revision of the genus Centella L. (Apiaceae). Unpublished Ph.D., Rand Afrikaans University, Johannesburg.
Van Wyk, B.E., Tilney, P.M. and Magee, A.R. 2013. African Apiaceae: A synopsis of the Apiaceae/Umbelliferae of sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar. Briza Academic Books, Pretoria.
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Citation | | van der Colff, D. 2020. Centella glabrata L. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version 2024.1. Accessed on 2025/12/05 |
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