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Scientific Name | Microdon orbicularis Choisy |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | SCROPHULARIACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Near Threatened B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v) |
Assessment Date | 2007/05/02 |
Assessor(s) | N.A. Helme & D. Raimondo |
Justification | EOO <3000 km², known from 11 locations likely to occur at a few more. It has lost habitat in the past and continues to loose habitat to citrus, potato, rooibos tea, grape and wheat cultivation. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | Bokkeveld Escarpment to Clanwilliam. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos |
Description | Clay and sandy soils. |
Threats |
| Threatened by ongoing habitat loss to crop cultivation. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Microdon orbicularis Choisy | NT B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
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.
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. & Raimondo, D. 2007. Microdon orbicularis Choisy. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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