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Scientific Name | Stylapterus micranthus R.Dahlgren |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | PENAEACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2007/05/03 |
Assessor(s) | J.E. Victor, N.A. Helme & D. Raimondo |
Justification | This species was known to occur at two locations, but one was lost as a result of the construction of the Steenbras Dam. The remaining location is potentially threatened by alien plant invasion. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Hottentots Holland Mountains. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Kogelberg Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Mid altitude slopes in fynbos. |
Threats |
| One known location was lost to agricultural expansion, and plants at a second location are potentially threatened by competition from alien invasive plants. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Stylapterus micranthus R.Dahlgren | VU D2 | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Stylapterus micranthus R.Dahlgren | Endangered | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | | Stylapterus micranthus R.Dahlgren | Extinct | 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 |
| Victor, J.E., Helme, N.A. & Raimondo, D. 2007. Stylapterus micranthus R.Dahlgren. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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