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Scientific Name | Pauridia minuta (L.f.) T.Durand & Schinz |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | HYPOXIDACEAE |
Synonyms | Syringodea minuta (L.f.) Klatt |
Common Names | Minute Star Flower (e) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Near Threatened B1ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v) |
Assessment Date | 2008/02/21 |
Assessor(s) | N.A. Helme & D. Raimondo |
Justification | EOO 22 500 km², known from fewer than 20 locations. It has lost at least 40% of subpopulations and over 70% of its habitat to urban development, crop cultivation and alien plant invasion over the past 100 years. It cannot be listed under criterion A because it is a tiny, short-lived species. The above threats are causing a continuing decline. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | Langebaan to Riversdale. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos |
Description | Damp clay flats throughout its range and on limestone on the west coast. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Pauridia minuta (L.f.) T.Durand & Schinz | NT B1ab(i,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.
Thompson, M.F. 1979. Studies in the Hypoxidaceae: 3. The genus Pauridia. Bothalia 12(4):621-625.
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Citation |
| Helme, N.A. & Raimondo, D. 2008. Pauridia minuta (L.f.) T.Durand & Schinz. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/10 |
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