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Scientific Name | Centella tridentata (L.f.) Drude ex Domin var. dregeana (Sond.) M.T.R.Schub. & B.-E.van Wyk |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | APIACEAE |
Synonyms | Centella dregeana (Sond.) Domin, Hydrocotyle dregeana Sond. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Endangered D |
Assessment Date | 2006/02/03 |
Assessor(s) | N.A. Helme & D. Raimondo |
Justification | Known from one subpopulation with fewer than 200 mature individuals. Potentially threatened by grazing by wild donkeys (this taxon occurs within a communally owned area). |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | Namaqualand, Kamiesberg. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Namaqualand Granite Renosterveld |
Description | Renosterveld, in open areas with well-drained, loamy soil on northeast-facing mountain slopes. |
Threats |
| Habitat degradation |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Centella tridentata (L.f.) Drude ex Domin var. dregeana (Sond.) M.T.R.Schub. & B.-E.van Wyk | EN D | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Centella dregeana (Sond.) Domin | Insufficiently Known | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
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. 2006. Centella tridentata (L.f.) Drude ex Domin var. dregeana (Sond.) M.T.R.Schub. & B.-E.van Wyk. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/31 |
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