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Scientific Name | Brachysiphon mundii Sond. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | PENAEACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2007/03/01 |
Assessor(s) | N.A. Helme, D.I.W. Euston-Brown, D. Raimondo & R.C. Turner |
Justification | One known location is potentially threatened by an unmanaged alien acacia invasion. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | De Hoop Nature Reserve. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | De Hoop Limestone Fynbos |
Description | Dry, north-facing limestone cliffs. |
Threats |
| Despite being in a nature reserve, this species' habitat is infested by alien invasive Acacia cyclops (observations by volunteers of the Custodians of Rare and Endangered Wildflowers in 2006). Ongoing clearing and management of alien plants is required to prevent the population from declining. |
Population |
A survey of the area indicated that this species is rare within its habitat.
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Population trend | Stable |
Conservation |
| Protected in the De Hoop provincial nature reserve. |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Brachysiphon mundii Sond. | VU D2 | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Brachysiphon mundii Sond. | Rare | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | | Brachysiphon mundii Sond. | 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., Euston-Brown, D.I.W., Raimondo, D. & Turner, R.C. 2007. Brachysiphon mundii Sond. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/19 |
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