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Scientific Name | Centella rupestris (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Adamson |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | APIACEAE |
Synonyms | Hydrocotyle rupestris Eckl. & Zeyh. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2008/03/22 |
Assessor(s) | N.A. Helme & D. Raimondo |
Justification | A range-restricted species known from four locations. Potentially threatened by alien plant invasion. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Babilonstoring and Kleinrivier Mountains. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Overberg Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Sandstone rocks above 250 m. |
Threats |
| Potentially threatened by competition from alien invasive plants at one location on Shaw's Pass. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Centella rupestris (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Adamson | VU D2 | 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.
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.
Schubert, M.T.R. and van Wyk, B.E. 1997. A revision of Centella series Capenses (Apiaceae). Nordic Journal of Botany 17(3):301-314.
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Citation |
| Helme, N.A. & Raimondo, D. 2008. Centella rupestris (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Adamson. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/31 |
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