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Scientific Name | Centella longifolia (Adamson) M.T.R.Schub. & B.-E.van Wyk |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | APIACEAE |
Synonyms | Centella montana (Cham. & Schltdl.) Domin var. longifolia Adamson |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2005/09/11 |
Assessor(s) | J.E. Victor & P.J.D. Winter |
Justification | Known from five sites. Occurs on lower slopes of mountains where it is not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape |
Range | Tsitsikamma Mountains in the Willowmore district to Longmore State Forest in the Port Elizabeth district. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Kouga Sandstone Fynbos, Tsitsikamma Sandstone Fynbos, South Outeniqua Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Mountain foothills in hard gravel. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Centella longifolia (Adamson) M.T.R.Schub. & B.-E.van Wyk | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
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. 2002. A revision of the genus Centella L. (Apiaceae). Unpublished Ph.D., Rand Afrikaans University, Johannesburg.
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.
Vlok, J. and Schutte-Vlok, A.L. 2010. Plants of the Klein Karoo. Umdaus Press, Hatfield.
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Citation |
| Victor, J.E. & Winter, P.J.D. 2005. Centella longifolia (Adamson) M.T.R.Schub. & B.-E.van Wyk. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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