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Scientific Name | Centella tridentata (L.f.) Drude ex Domin var. hermanniifolia (Eckl. & Zeyh.) M.T.R.Schub. & B.-E.van Wyk |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | APIACEAE |
Synonyms | Centella hermanniifolia (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Domin (in part), Centella hermanniifolia (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Domin var. hermanniifolia, Hydrocotyle hermanniifolia Eckl. & Zeyh. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2005/08/18 |
Assessor(s) | J.E. Victor |
Justification | This species has been recorded from only five sites, most of which are mountain slopes that are not threatened. It is therefore listed under the IUCN 3.1 Criteria, globally, as Least Concern but is nationally categorised as Rare. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape |
Range | This species' distribution ranges from Humansdorp to Port Elizabeth, including Gamtoos River Valley and the Van Stadens River Mountains. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Algoa Sandstone Fynbos, St Francis Dune Thicket |
Description | It occurs on coastal flats and lower slopes. |
Threats |
| None known at present. There has possibly been one locality lost due to urbanisation (Walmer) but this is not confirmed. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Centella tridentata (L.f.) Drude ex Domin var. hermanniifolia (Eckl. & Zeyh.) M.T.R.Schub. & B.-E.van Wyk | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Centella hermanniifolia (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Domin var. hermanniifolia | Indeterminate | 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. 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 Unpublished Ph.D., Rand Afrikaans University, Johannesburg.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.
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Citation |
| Victor, J.E. 2005. Centella tridentata (L.f.) Drude ex Domin var. hermanniifolia (Eckl. & Zeyh.) 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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