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Scientific Name | Hermannia procumbens Cav. subsp. myrrhifolia (Thunb.) De Winter |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | MALVACEAE |
Synonyms | Hermannia myrrhifolia Thunb. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Endangered B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v) |
Assessment Date | 2006/11/16 |
Assessor(s) | D. Gwynne-Evans & D. Raimondo |
Justification | EOO<2000 km², several small, severely fragmented subpopulations remain after most of this taxon's habitat has been transformed for urban and agricultural expansion. Habitat loss as a result of crop cultivation and coastal development continues. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Lambert's Bay to Mamre. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Langebaan Dune Strandveld, Saldanha Granite Strandveld, Lambert's Bay Strandveld, Swartland Granite Renosterveld |
Description | Sands associated with granite outcrops. |
Threats |
| Habitat loss |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Hermannia procumbens Cav. subsp. myrrhifolia (Thunb.) De Winter | EN B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Hermannia procumbens Cav. subsp. myrrhifolia (Thunb.) De Winter | Insufficiently Known | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
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 |
| Gwynne-Evans, D. & Raimondo, D. 2006. Hermannia procumbens Cav. subsp. myrrhifolia (Thunb.) De Winter. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/06/04 |
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