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Scientific Name | Zyrphelis fruticosa (DC.) Zinnecker-Wiegand |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ASTERACEAE |
Synonyms | Gymnostephium fruticosum DC. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2012/11/09 |
Assessor(s) | D.A. Kamundi, D. Raimondo & L. von Staden |
Justification | Range-restricted (EOO 610 km²), but locally fairly common in well-protected montane areas where it is not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Langeberg Mountains between Swellendam and Riversdale. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos |
Description | Upper sandstone slopes. |
Threats |
| No threats. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Gymnostephium fruticosum DC. | Rare | 2012.1 | | Gymnostephium fruticosum DC. | Rare | 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 Unpublished PhD, Ludwig Maximillians Universität, München.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 |
| Kamundi, D.A., Raimondo, D. & von Staden, L. 2012. Zyrphelis fruticosa (DC.) Zinnecker-Wiegand. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/03/27 |
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