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Scientific Name | Annesorhiza triternata (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Vessio, Tilney & B-E.van Wyk |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | APIACEAE |
Synonyms | Peucedanum triternatum Eckl. & Zeyh. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2012/10/09 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Restricted distribution in the mountains of the Western Cape (EOO 3450 km²), but not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Du Toit's Kloof to Kleinrivier mountains. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos |
Description | Rocky sandstone slopes. |
Population |
This species appears to be rare but may also be overlooked by collectors. Plants are most prominent in recently burnt vegetation (Magee et al. 2011).
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Peucedanum triternatum Eckl. & Zeyh. | Data Deficient (Taxonomically Problematic) | 2012.1 | | Peucedanum triternatum Eckl. & Zeyh. | Data Deficient (Taxonomically Problematic) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Goldblatt, P. and Manning, J.C. 2000. Cape Plants: A conspectus of the Cape Flora of South Africa. Strelitzia 9. National Botanical Institute, Cape Town.
Magee, A.R., Van Wyk, B.E., Tilney, P.M. and Vessio, N. 2011. A taxonomic revision of the Annesorhiza triternata group (Apiaceae, Apioideae): the transfer of Peucedanum triternatum and P. filicaule and the description of five new species. Systematic Botany 36(2):508-519.
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.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2012. Annesorhiza triternata (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Vessio, Tilney & B-E.van Wyk. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/11 |
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