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Scientific Name | Mairia purpurata (L.) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ASTERACEAE |
Synonyms | Mairia hirsuta DC., Zyrphelis hirsuta (DC.) Kuntze |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2012/11/07 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | A range-restricted (EOO 59 km²) taxon, but protected in the Marloth Nature Reserve and Boosmansbos Wilderness Area, and not in danger of extinction. |
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 |
Description | Steep south-facing slopes. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Mairia hirsuta DC. | Least Concern | 2012.1 | | Mairia hirsuta DC. | Least Concern | 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.
Goldblatt, P. and Manning, J.C. 2016. Nomenclatural adjustments in African plants 2. Bothalia 46(1):1-5.
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 Unpublished PhD, Ludwig Maximillians Universität, München.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. Mairia purpurata (L.) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09 |
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