Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Prismatocarpus implicatus Adamson
Higher Classification
Dicotyledons
Family
CAMPANULACEAE
National Status
Status and Criteria
Rare
Assessment Date
2007/05/01
Assessor(s)
D. Raimondo & R.C. Turner
Justification
Known from four subpopulations but a few more likely in unexplored ravines within its range. A rare species restricted to a very specific habitat, but not threatened.
Distribution
Endemism
South African endemic
Provincial distribution
Western Cape
Range
Groot Winterhoek, Hex River and Hottentots Holland Mountains.
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Major habitats
South Hex Sandstone Fynbos, Winterhoek Sandstone Fynbos, South Sonderend Sandstone Fynbos, Kogelberg Sandstone Fynbos
Description
Ravines and steep mountain slopes.
Threats
No threats: this species occurs in remote, well protected montane areas.
Population
Population trend
Stable
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Prismatocarpus implicatus AdamsonRare Raimondo et al. (2009)
Prismatocarpus implicatus AdamsonLower Risk - Least Concern Victor (2002)
Prismatocarpus implicatus AdamsonInsufficiently Known Hilton-Taylor (1996)
Prismatocarpus implicatus 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
Raimondo, D. & Turner, R.C. 2007. Prismatocarpus implicatus Adamson. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09

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