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Scientific Name | Hermas capitata L.f. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | APIACEAE |
Synonyms | Bupleurum capitatum (L.f.) Thunb., Hermas capitata L.f. var. minima (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Sond., Hermas minima Eckl. & Zeyh., Perfoliata capitata (L.f.) O.Kuntze |
Common Names | Dwarf Tinder-leaf (e) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2015/04/20 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | A widespread species occurring in montane areas where it is not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | Coastal mountains from the Cape Peninsula to the Groot Winterhoek Mountains north-west of Port Elizabeth. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos |
Description | Cool, shady, moist mountain slopes, often near summits. |
Population |
Subpopulations are localized to suitable habitat.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Hermas capitata L.f. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
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.
Magee, A.R., De Villiers, B.J., Van Wyk, B.-E. and Tilney, P.M. 2015. A revision of the South African genus Hermas (Apiaceae). Systematic Botany 40(1):352-265.
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. 2015. Hermas capitata L.f. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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