|
Scientific Name | Hermas quercifolia Eckl. & Zeyh. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | APIACEAE |
Common Names | Oak-leaved Tinder-leaf (e) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2015/04/20 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | A range-restricted species (EOO 737 km²), occurring in well-protected montane areas where it is not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Mountains from Tulbagh to Stellenbosch. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos |
Description | Rocky crevices on slopes, 400-800 m. |
Threats |
| This species has lost habitat to timber plantations around Franschhoek in the past, but plantations are no longer expanding and the threat has ceased. Most remaining subpopulations occur in protected areas where they are not threatened. |
Population |
This is a localized, but fairly common species in the mountains of the south-western Cape.
|
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Hermas quercifolia Eckl. & Zeyh. | Least Concern | 2015.1 | |
Bibliography |
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.
|
Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2015. Hermas quercifolia Eckl. & Zeyh. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/18 |
Comment on this assessment
