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Scientific Name | Anginon ternatum I.Allison & B.-E.van Wyk |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | APIACEAE |
Common Names | Gifberg Needle-leaf (e) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2011/06/27 |
Assessor(s) | F. Daniels, N.A. Helme & D. Raimondo |
Justification | A range-restricted (EOO 200 km²) habitat specialist known from six subpopulations. Its rocky habitat affords it protection from ploughing for rooibos tea, the predominant threat in the region. Not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | Bokkeveld Escarpment, Gifberg, Matsikamma, and Heerenlogementsberg mountains. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Vanrhynsdorp Shale Renosterveld, Bokkeveld Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Steep south-facing sandstone and shale slopes amongst rocks. |
Threats |
| There has been no evidence of threats in the vicinity of three of the subpopulations seen by N.A. Helme (pers. comm. 2005.). This species' habitat is not threatened by crop cultivation, which is the main land use within its distribution range. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Anginon ternatum I.Allison & B.-E.van Wyk | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Anginon ternatum I.Allison & B.-E.van Wyk | Rare | Hilton-Taylor (1997) | |
Bibliography |
Allison, I. 1995. ‘n Taksonomiese studie van die genus Anginon Raf. (Apiaceae). Rand Afrikaans University, Johannesburg.
Allison, I. and Van Wyk, B.-E. 1997. A revision of the genus Anginon (Apiaceae). Nordic Journal of Botany 17(6):561-577.
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.
Helme, N. 2004. The vegetation of Matsikamma Mountain, with some comments on Endemicity. Plantlife 30:5-16.
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1997. Red Data List of southern African plants. 2. Corrections and additions. Bothalia 27(2):195-209.
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.
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Citation |
| Daniels, F., Helme, N.A. & Raimondo, D. 2011. Anginon ternatum I.Allison & B.-E.van Wyk. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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