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Scientific Name | Centella sp. nov. (Esterhuysen 36426 BOL) |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | APIACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Endangered B1ab(iii) |
Assessment Date | 2007/05/22 |
Assessor(s) | N.A. Helme & D. Raimondo |
Justification | Known from fewer than five locations (EOO 3200 km²). A newly discovered species threatened primarily by ongoing invasion by alien acacias and, to a lesser extent, by coastal development and agricultural expansion. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Bredasdorp to Agulhas. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos |
Description | Seasonally wet acid sand flats. |
Threats |
| Habitat loss, Invasive Alien Species (direct effects) |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Centella sp. nov. (Esterhuysen 36426 BOL) | EN B1ab(iii) | 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 sp. nov. (Esterhuysen 36426 BOL). National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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