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Scientific Name | Gnidia insignis Compton |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | THYMELAEACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Endangered B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii) |
Assessment Date | 2007/04/04 |
Assessor(s) | R.C. Turner & N.A. Helme |
Justification | EOO 11 km², AOO 2 km², known from three locations and declining due to invasive alien hakeas and pines. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Slanghoek Mountains. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Hawequas Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Sandstone slopes, 600-1500 m. |
Threats |
| Threatened by competition from dense infestations of alien invasive plants. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Gnidia insignis Compton | EN B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii) | 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.
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 |
| Turner, R.C. & Helme, N.A. 2007. Gnidia insignis Compton. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09 |
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