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Scientific Name | Centella calcaria M.T.R.Schub. & B.-E.van Wyk |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | APIACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Near Threatened B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v) |
Assessment Date | 2007/05/23 |
Assessor(s) | N.A. Helme & D. Raimondo |
Justification | EOO<3000 km², known from five locations, but it is only evident up to five years after fire, so possibly under-collected. We suspect that there are ± 15 locations. Declining as a result of coastal development and alien plant invasion. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Bredasdorp to Gourits River Mouth. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Canca Limestone Fynbos, Agulhas Limestone Fynbos |
Description | Coastal limestone flats. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Centella calcaria M.T.R.Schub. & B.-E.van Wyk | NT B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v) | 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. 2007. Centella calcaria 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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