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Scientific Name | Hermas villosa (L.) Thunb. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | APIACEAE |
Synonyms | Bupleurum villosum L., Hermas depauperata L. (illegitimate name), Hermas villosa (L.) Thunb. var. depauperata DC., Perfoliata villosa (L.) O.Kuntze |
Common Names | Common Tinder-leaf (e) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2015/04/21 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | A range-restricted (EOO 2814 km²), but locally common species occurring in montane areas where it is not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Coastal mountains of the south-western Cape from the Cape Peninsula to Bredasdorp. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos |
Description | Stony south-facing middle to lower sandstone slopes. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Hermas villosa (L.) Thunb. | 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 villosa (L.) Thunb. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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