Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Prismatocarpus lasiophyllus Adamson
Higher Classification
Dicotyledons
Family
CAMPANULACEAE
National Status
Status and Criteria
Rare
Assessment Date
2007/04/11
Assessor(s)
R.C. Turner
Justification
Localized on two of the Langeberg Mountain peaks (EOO 70 km²). No threatened.
Distribution
Endemism
South African endemic
Provincial distribution
Western Cape
Range
Langeberg Mountains.
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Major habitats
South Langeberg Sandstone Fynbos
Description
Sheltered sandstone crevices.
Threats
No threats.
Population
Population trend
Stable
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Prismatocarpus lasiophyllus AdamsonRare Raimondo et al. (2009)
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.


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.


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

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