Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Prismatocarpus decurrens Adamson
Higher Classification
Dicotyledons
Family
CAMPANULACEAE
National Status
Status and Criteria
Vulnerable D1+2
Assessment Date
2007/05/01
Assessor(s)
R.C. Turner & D. Raimondo
Justification
A high alpine, range-restricted species (EOO 45 km²), occurring in three to five small subpopulations. We suspect that there are fewer than 1000 individuals in the population. This species is a slow growing reseeder, which is potentially threatened by frequent fire.
Distribution
Endemism
South African endemic
Provincial distribution
Western Cape
Range
Cederberg Mountains.
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Major habitats
Cederberg Sandstone Fynbos
Description
Sandstone slopes above 1000 m.
Threats
This plant is threatened by too-frequent fire. Most of the Cedarberg is currently less than eight years old, and much of this species' range is being burnt too frequently.
Population
Population trend
Stable
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Prismatocarpus decurrens AdamsonVU D1+2Raimondo et al. (2009)
Prismatocarpus decurrens AdamsonLower Risk - Least Concern Victor (2002)
Prismatocarpus decurrens AdamsonInsufficiently Known Hilton-Taylor (1996)
Prismatocarpus decurrens AdamsonUncertain Hall et al. (1980)
Bibliography

Adamson, R.S. 1951. A revision of the genera Prismatocarpus and Roella. Journal of South African Botany 17:93-166.


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.


Victor, J.E. 2002. South Africa. In: J.S. Golding (ed), Southern African plant Red Data Lists. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report 14 (pp. 93-120), SABONET, Pretoria.


Citation
Turner, R.C. & Raimondo, D. 2007. Prismatocarpus decurrens Adamson. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09

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