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Scientific Name | Microdon nitidus (E.Mey.) Hilliard |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | SCROPHULARIACEAE |
Synonyms | Agathelpis nitida E.Mey. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2006/03/08 |
Assessor(s) | N.A. Helme & K. Naidoo |
Justification | A range-restricted Table Mountain endemic (EOO<10 km²) known from two sites. Occurs within the Table Mountain National Park and is not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Cape Peninsula, Table Mountain. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Peninsula Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Rocky sandstone slopes at base of cliffs, 500-1000 m. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Microdon nitidus (E.Mey.) Hilliard | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Agathelpis nitida E.Mey. | Insufficiently Known | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
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.
Helme, N.A. and Trinder-Smith, T.H. 2006. The endemic flora of the Cape Peninsula, South Africa. South African Journal of Botany 72(2):205-210.
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.
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Citation |
| Helme, N.A. & Naidoo, K. 2006. Microdon nitidus (E.Mey.) Hilliard. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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