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Scientific Name | Protea pityphylla E.Phillips |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | PROTEACEAE |
Common Names | Bergroos (a), Ceres Sugarbush (e), Long-leaved Mountain Rose (e), Mountain Rose (e), Skaamblom (a) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2019/09/25 |
Assessor(s) | A.G. Rebelo, H. Mtshali & L. von Staden |
Justification | Protea pityphylla is found in a very restricted range (AOO 88 km²), known from five subpopulations that are potentially threatened by alien plant invasion and urban expansion of Ceres. A large subpopulation above Ceres was eliminated during the enlarging of the municipal dam. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Olifants River to Hex River Mountains. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | North Hex Sandstone Fynbos, Winterhoek Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | This species occurs in high altitude shale band fynbos. Mature individuals are killed by fires, and only seeds survive. Wind-dispersed seeds are stored in fire-resistant inflorescences, and released after fires. It is pollinated by birds and insects. |
Threats |
| Invasive Alien Species (direct effects), Natural disasters, Habitat loss |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Protea pityphylla E.Phillips | NT D2 | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Protea pityphylla E.Phillips | Not Threatened | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | | Protea pityphylla E.Phillips | Rare | Hall et al. (1980) | |
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.
Hall, A.V., De Winter, M., De Winter, B. and Van Oosterhout, S.A.M. 1980. Threatened plants of southern Africa. South African National Scienctific Programmes Report 45. CSIR, Pretoria.
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
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.
Rebelo, T. 2001. Sasol Proteas: A field guide to the proteas of southern Africa. (2nd ed.). Fernwood Press, Vlaeberg, Cape Town.
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Citation |
| Rebelo, A.G., Mtshali, H. & von Staden, L. 2019. Protea pityphylla E.Phillips. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version 2020.1. Accessed on 2023/12/08 |
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