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Scientific Name | Stylapterus fruticulosus (L.f.) A.Juss. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | PENAEACEAE |
Synonyms | Penaea fruticulosa L.f. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Endangered A2c |
Assessment Date | 2007/05/03 |
Assessor(s) | N.A. Helme & D. Raimondo |
Justification | A population reduction of >50% is estimated based on local extinctions at known locations, reduction of range size (EOO) and habitat loss to urban development, crop cultivation and alien plant invasion over the past 100 years. This is a long-lived resprouter with a generation length of >50 years. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Mamre to Cape Peninsula. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Peninsula Sandstone Fynbos, Hangklip Sand Fynbos, Cape Flats Sand Fynbos, Atlantis Sand Fynbos |
Description | Alkaline to acid sands. |
Threats |
| Invasive Alien Species (direct effects), Habitat loss, Harvesting [gathering], Habitat degradation, Pollution (affecting habitat and/or species) |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Stylapterus fruticulosus (L.f.) A.Juss. | EN A2c | 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 |
| Helme, N.A. & Raimondo, D. 2007. Stylapterus fruticulosus (L.f.) A.Juss. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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