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Scientific Name | Hermannia rugosa Adamson |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | MALVACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v) |
Assessment Date | 2007/03/27 |
Assessor(s) | D. Gwynne-Evans & D. Raimondo |
Justification | EOO<3500 km², fewer than 10 locations remain and continue to decline due to ongoing habitat loss to urban expansion, crop cultivation and alien plant invasion. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Cape Peninsula to Paarl. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Swartland Shale Renosterveld, Peninsula Shale Renosterveld, Swartland Granite Renosterveld, Boland Granite Fynbos, Swartland Alluvium Fynbos |
Description | Shale and granite slopes in renosterveld. |
Threats |
| Invasive Alien Species (direct effects), Habitat loss, Habitat degradation |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Hermannia rugosa Adamson | VU B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Hermannia rugosa Adamson | Vulnerable | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
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.
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. 2007. Hermannia rugosa Adamson. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/08/20 |
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