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Scientific Name | Erepsia patula (Haw.) Schwantes |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | AIZOACEAE |
Synonyms | Erepsia pageae L.Bolus |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable B1ab(ii,iii,v) |
Assessment Date | 2006/08/04 |
Assessor(s) | C. Klak & D. Raimondo |
Justification | EOO<3500 km², less than 10 locations remain after most of this species' habitat has been transformed for crop cultivation and urban expansion and habitat loss continues. Other threats include alien plant invasion of the habitat and too infrequent fire on the lower slopes of Lion's Head. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Wellington to the Somerset West, including the Cape Peninsula. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Swartland Shale Renosterveld, Peninsula Shale Renosterveld, Swartland Granite Renosterveld, Swartland Silcrete Renosterveld, Peninsula Shale Fynbos, Peninsula Granite Fynbos, Boland Granite Fynbos, Swartland Alluvium Fynbos |
Description | Shale slopes, 200-500 m. |
Threats |
| Invasive Alien Species (direct effects), Habitat degradation, Habitat loss, Harvesting [gathering] |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Erepsia patula (Haw.) Schwantes | VU B1ab(ii,iii,v) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Erepsia patula (Haw.) Schwantes | Rare | 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.
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 |
| Klak, C. & Raimondo, D. 2006. Erepsia patula (Haw.) Schwantes. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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