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Scientific Name | Hermannia grandiflora Aiton |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | MALVACEAE |
Common Names | Klokkiebos (a), Ouma-se-kappie (a) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2019/11/10 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo |
Justification | Hermannia grandiflora is widespread and not in danger of extinction. It is listed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Northern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | This species is endemic in South Africa, and occurs on the Roggeveld Escarpment south of Calvinia to the Tanqua Karoo and southern Great Karoo. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Koedoesberge-Moordenaars Karoo, Tanqua Karoo, Prince Albert Succulent Karoo, Roggeveld Karoo, Hantam Karoo, Eastern Upper Karoo, Upper Karoo Hardeveld, Western Upper Karoo, Eastern Lower Karoo, Gamka Karoo, Bushmanland Basin Shrubland, Karoo Escarpment Grassland, Southern Karoo Riviere, Bushmanland Vloere |
Description | It occurs in dry seasonal washes in karroid shrubland. |
Threats |
| Hermannia grandiflora is under threat due to habitat degradation and habitat loss. |
Population |
There is no information available on the population of this species.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Hermannia grandiflora Aiton | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
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.
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.
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. 2019. Hermannia grandiflora Aiton. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/06/04 |
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