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Scientific Name | Endonema lateriflora (L.f.) Gilg |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | PENAEACEAE |
Synonyms | Penaea lateriflora L.f. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Endangered B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii); C2a(i); D |
Assessment Date | 2007/02/14 |
Assessor(s) | N.A. Helme & D. Raimondo |
Justification | EOO 50 km², AOO <50 km², 250 mature individuals occur at four known locations. Habitat quality continues to decline due to alien plant invasion. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Riviersonderend Mountains. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | South Sonderend Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Wet areas near streams, south-facing, rocky sandstone slopes. |
Threats |
| At one location, at least 80% of the habitat is infested by alien invasive pines, while at three other locations, scattered pine and hakeas are present, with about 5% cover. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Endonema lateriflora (L.f.) Gilg | EN B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii); C2a(i); D | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Endonema lateriflora (L.f.) Gilg | Rare | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | | Endonema lateriflora (L.f.) Gilg | Rare | Hall et al. (1980) | |
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.
Hall, A.V., De Winter, M., De Winter, B. and Van Oosterhout, S.A.M. 1980. Threatened plants of southern Africa. South African National Scienctific Programmes Report 45. CSIR, Pretoria.
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 |
| Helme, N.A. & Raimondo, D. 2007. Endonema lateriflora (L.f.) Gilg. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/19 |
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