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Scientific Name | Anthospermum ericifolium (Licht. ex Roem. & Schult.) Kuntze |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | RUBIACEAE |
Synonyms | Anthospermum lichtensteinii Cruse |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Endangered B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v) |
Assessment Date | 2008/06/11 |
Assessor(s) | P.A. Manyama & D. Raimondo |
Justification | EOO 1700 km², five locations remain after significant amounts of habitat was lost to urban development, crop cultivation and afforestation. it continues to decline due to alien plant invasion and urban expansion. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Malmesbury to Cape Flats and Caledon. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Swartland Shale Renosterveld, Cape Flats Sand Fynbos, Atlantis Sand Fynbos, Swartland Alluvium Fynbos |
Description | Sandy to gravely soil, mostly in sandveld fynbos. |
Threats |
| Threatened by crop cultivation, urban development, afforestation and invasive alien plants. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Anthospermum ericifolium (Licht. ex Roem. & Schult.) Kuntze | EN 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 |
| Manyama, P.A. & Raimondo, D. 2008. Anthospermum ericifolium (Licht. ex Roem. & Schult.) Kuntze. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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