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Scientific Name | Hermas proterantha B.J.de Villiers |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | APIACEAE |
Common Names | Piketberg Tinder-leaf (e) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2015/04/20 |
Assessor(s) | N.A. Helme & L. von Staden |
Justification | A rare, localized, range-restricted endemic to the Piketberg (EOO 110 km²) that occurs in a rocky habitat where it is not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Piketberg. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Piketberg Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Shallow soils among rocks in shady places on ledges and cliffs in Piketberg Sandstone Fynbos. |
Threats |
| This species occurs in shallow rocky soils where it is unlikely to be affected by expanding crop cultivation, the main cause of habitat loss on Piketberg. No other threats are known. |
Population |
Four known subpopulations. Field observations indicate that this species is rare and localized within a specialized habitat.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Hermas proterantha B.J.de Villiers | Rare | 2011.1 | |
Bibliography |
De Villiers, B.J. and Van Wyk, B.E. 2008. A New Species of the Genus Hermas (Apiaceae) from South Africa. Novon 18(1):29-32.
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.
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Citation |
| Helme, N.A. & von Staden, L. 2015. Hermas proterantha B.J.de Villiers. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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