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Scientific Name | Hermannia nana (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Hochr. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | MALVACEAE |
Synonyms | Mahernia nana Eckl. & Zeyh. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Data Deficient - Taxonomically Problematic |
Assessment Date | 2019/11/10 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo & L. von Staden |
Justification | The genus Hermannia is in need of taxonomic revision, and many species are poorly known. Hermannia nana is a poorly known species that is possibly rare and range-restricted, but it may also be difficult to distinguish from other species in the genus. Until taxonomically resolved, its risk of extinction cannot be assessed. It is therefore listed as Data Deficient. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | This species' range is not well known. It is possibly endemic to the southern Great Karoo, South Africa, between Laingsburg and Beaufort West. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Nama Karoo |
Description | Its habitat is not known, it possibly occurs on gravelly slopes. |
Threats |
| Hermannia nana is under threat from habitat degradation. |
Population |
This species is known from very few records, with most of them collected more than 100 years ago. This species may be overlooked due to taxonomic uncertainty in Hermannia, and its range is also botanically poorly explored. The population size, structure and trends are not known.
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Population trend | Unknown |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Hermannia nana (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Hochr. | DDT | 2020.1 | |
Bibliography |
Harvey, W.H. 1859. Byttneriaceae. In: W.H. Harvey and O.W. Sonder (eds). Flora Capensis I (Ranunculaceae-Connaraceae):179-223. Hodges, Smith and Co., Dublin.
Hochreutiner, B.P.G. 1908. Malvaceae et Sterculiaceae Novae. Annuaire du Conservatoire & du Jardin Botaniques de Genève 11-14:1-9.
Magee, A.R. and Boatwright, J.S. (eds). In prep. Plants of the Karoo: A Conspectus of the Nama-Karoo and Adjacent Summer-Rainfall Regions of the Northern and Western Cape Provinces. Strelitzia.
Snijman, D.A. 2013. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 2: The extra Cape flora. Strelitzia 30. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
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Citation |
| Raimondo, D. & von Staden, L. 2019. Hermannia nana (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Hochr. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/06/04 |
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