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Scientific Name | Zyrphelis corymbosa (Harv.) Kuntze |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ASTERACEAE |
Synonyms | Gymnostephium papposum G.L.Nesom, Mairia corymbosa Harv. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Endangered B1ab(iii,v)+2ab(iii,v) |
Assessment Date | 2012/11/07 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | A localized (EOO 12 km²) habitat specialist known from fewer than five locations and declining due to competition from alien invasive plants. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Kleinrivier Mountains. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Overberg Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Near streams on south-facing slopes. |
Threats |
| Threatened by competition from alien invasive plants across its range. This species' habitat is particularly prone to invasion and although alien plants are being cleared in protected areas, ongoing clearing and management is required to prevent reinvasion. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Gymnostephium papposum G.L.Nesom | Data Deficient (Taxonomically Problematic) | 2012.1 | | Gymnostephium papposum G.L.Nesom | 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.
Ortiz, S. and Zinnecker-Wiegand, U. 2011. Valid publication of names in Astereae originally proposed in 1990 in a University of Munich dissertation. Taxon 60(4):1194-1198.
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.
Zinnecker-Wiegand, U. 1990. Revision der Südafrikanischen Astereengattungen Mairia und Zyrphelis. Unpublished PhD, Ludwig Maximillians Universität, München.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2012. Zyrphelis corymbosa (Harv.) Kuntze. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/01/25 |
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