Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Prismatocarpus pauciflorus Adamson
Higher Classification
Dicotyledons
Family
CAMPANULACEAE
National Status
Status and Criteria
Vulnerable D2
Assessment Date
2006/09/21
Assessor(s)
R.C. Turner
Justification
Although this species occurs in the Cederberg Wilderness Area, there are only two known locations (EOO 64 km²) and it is potentially threatened by frequent fire and climate change.
Distribution
Endemism
South African endemic
Provincial distribution
Western Cape
Range
Northern Cederberg.
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Major habitats
Cederberg Sandstone Fynbos, Olifants Sandstone Fynbos
Description
Sandstone slopes, on rocks, 1000-1300 m.
Threats
Habitat degradation, Pollution (affecting habitat and/or species), Natural disasters
Population
Population trend
Stable
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Prismatocarpus pauciflorus AdamsonVU D2Raimondo et al. (2009)
Prismatocarpus pauciflorus AdamsonLower Risk - Least Concern Victor (2002)
Prismatocarpus pauciflorus AdamsonInsufficiently Known Hilton-Taylor (1996)
Prismatocarpus pauciflorus 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. 2006. Prismatocarpus pauciflorus Adamson. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09

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