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Scientific Name | Berzelia cordifolia Schltdl. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | BRUNIACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v)+2ab(ii,iii,iv,v) |
Assessment Date | 2006/09/26 |
Assessor(s) | R.C. Turner |
Justification | EOO 150 km², occurs at eight locations. Threatened by alien plant invasion and coastal housing development. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Potberg in the De Hoop Nature Reserve to the Breede River Mouth at Cape Infanta. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Potberg Sandstone Fynbos, Albertinia Sand Fynbos |
Description | Sandstone and limestone slopes. |
Threats |
| Invasive Alien Species (direct effects), Habitat loss |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Berzelia cordifolia Schltdl. | VU B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v)+2ab(ii,iii,iv,v) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Berzelia cordifolia Schltdl. | Not Threatened | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
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.
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
Pillans, N.S. 1947. A revision of Bruniaceae. Journal of South African Botany 13:121-206.
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.
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Citation |
| Turner, R.C. 2006. Berzelia cordifolia Schltdl. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/20 |
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