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Scientific Name | Acrosanthes parviflora J.C.Manning & Goldblatt |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | AIZOACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2014/05/19 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | A localized habitat specialist occurring in well-protected montane areas where it is not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Matroosberg Peak in the Hex River Mountains. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Western Altimontane Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | High altitude rocky summit ridges. |
Threats |
| This species' habitat is well-protected and it is not threatened. |
Population |
This species is known from a single collection (Manning and Goldblatt 2012). It is possibly more widespread on the highest peaks of the Hex River Mountains and surrounding mountain ranges, and more surveys are needed to determine the full extent of its range.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Acrosanthes parviflora J.C.Manning & Goldblatt | Rare | 2014.1 | |
Bibliography |
Manning, J.C. and Goldblatt, P. 2012. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape Flora. Strelitzia 29. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2014. Acrosanthes parviflora J.C.Manning & Goldblatt. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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