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Scientific Name | Nenax coronata Puff |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | RUBIACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2021/03/24 |
Assessor(s) | K. Naidoo & J.E. Victor |
Justification | This species has a restricted distribution range in the Northern Cape Province, with an extent of occurrence (EOO) 1,072 km². It has no threats and is not in danger of extinction, therefore it is listed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | This species has a restricted distribution in the Northern Cape Province, South Africa, in the Gifberg and Pakhuis Mountains. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos |
Description | It grows in sandy areas between rocks or in cracks of rocks in dry Mountain Fynbos. |
Threats |
| The major threat to plants in Gifberg and Pakhuis is agriculture. This species however occurs in sheltered sites (between rocks or in cracks of rocks) and is unlikely to be affected by this threat. |
Population |
This species seems to be uncommon and is only known from a few herbarium collections. No population data are available.
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Population trend | Stable |
Conservation |
| It is conserved in the Op de Berg Private Nature Reserve. |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Nenax coronata Puff | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Nenax coronata Puff | 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.
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 |
| Naidoo, K. & Victor, J.E. 2021. Nenax coronata Puff. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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