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Scientific Name | Cassine peragua L. subsp. barbara (L.) R.H.Archer |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | CELASTRACEAE |
Synonyms | Cassine barbara L., Cassine capensis in sense of Davison, not of L. (misapplied name) |
Common Names | Barsbessie (a), Duine Baster-saffraan (a), Duine-saffraan (a), Duin-lepelhout (a), Dune Bastard Saffron (e), Dune Saffron (e), Dune Spoon-wood (e), Lepelhout (a) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2017/09/06 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Cassine peragua subsp. barbara is widespread, with an extent of occurrence (EOO) of 26 895 km². It is still relatively common, in spite of ongoing habitat loss and degradation across its range. It is declining, but not yet in danger of extinction. It is therefore listed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | This taxon is endemic to South Africa, and occurs along the Western Cape coast from Langebaan to Stilbaai. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Blombos Strandveld, Overberg Dune Strandveld, Cape Flats Dune Strandveld, Langebaan Dune Strandveld, Saldanha Limestone Strandveld, Saldanha Flats Strandveld, Saldanha Granite Strandveld, Cape Winelands Shale Fynbos, Albertinia Sand Fynbos, Agulhas Sand Fynbos, Hangklip Sand Fynbos, Cape Flats Sand Fynbos, Cape Seashore Vegetation, Hartenbos Dune Thicket |
Description | It grows in coastal dune fynbos. |
Threats |
| Cassine peragua subsp. barbara is threatened by ongoing habitat loss to urban expansion and coastal development around Langebaan, the Cape Peninsula, between Gordon's Bay and Arniston. It is also threatened by competition from unmanaged alien invasive plants between Hermanus and Stilbaai. |
Population |
It is common in coastal dune fynbos. It is declining due to ongoing habitat loss and degradation across its range.
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Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Cassine peragua L. subsp. barbara (L.) R.H.Archer | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Archer, R.H. and Van Wyk, A.E. 1997. A taxonomic revision of Cassine L. s. str. (Cassinoideae: Celastraceae). South African Journal of Botany 63(3):146-157.
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 |
| von Staden, L. 2017. Cassine peragua L. subsp. barbara (L.) R.H.Archer. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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