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Scientific Name | Zyrphelis gracilis (Less.) Zinnecker-Wiegand |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ASTERACEAE |
Synonyms | Gymnostephium gracile Less. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2012/11/09 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | A rare, localized species (EOO <10 km²) known only from a small area on the lower north-facing slopes of the Langberg Mountains below Goedgeloof Peak, but protected within the Marloth Nature Reserve and not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Langeberg Mountains near Swellendam. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | South Langeberg Sandstone Fynbos, North Langeberg Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Rugged northern slopes. |
Population |
Population trend | Unknown |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Gymnostephium gracile Less. | Data Deficient (Taxonomically Problematic) | 2012.1 | | Gymnostephium gracile Less. | Data Deficient (Taxonomically Problematic) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
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 Unpublished PhD, Ludwig Maximillians Universität, München.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 gracilis (Less.) Zinnecker-Wiegand. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2024/12/08 |
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