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Scientific Name | Corymbium elsiae Weitz |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ASTERACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2007/05/04 |
Assessor(s) | N.A. Helme & D. Raimondo |
Justification | Known from five sites. A high altitude mountain species that is not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Ceres to Bain's Kloof. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Winterhoek Sandstone Fynbos, Hawequas Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Steep, rocky slopes, especially in crevices. |
Threats |
| No threats. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Corymbium elsiae Weitz | 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.
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.
Weitz, F.M. 1989. A revision of the genus Corymbium (Asteraceae). South African Journal of Botany 55:598-629.
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Citation |
| Helme, N.A. & Raimondo, D. 2007. Corymbium elsiae Weitz. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/11 |
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