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Scientific Name | Anisodontea procumbens (Harv.) Bates |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | MALVACEAE |
Synonyms | Malvastrum pappei Baker f., Malvastrum procumbens Harv., Malveopsis procumbens (Harv.) Kuntze |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2019/03/28 |
Assessor(s) | F. Daniels, O.A. Leistner & L. von Staden |
Justification | Anisodontea procumbens is a habitat specialist that occurs as small, localized subpopulations. It has no severe threats and is therefore not suspected to be in danger of extinction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | This species occurs from the southern Tanqua Karoo to the foothills of the Langeberg near Robertson. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Matjiesfontein Shale Renosterveld, Breede Alluvium Renosterveld, Tanqua Wash Riviere |
Description | It is localized to streambanks and wet places in succulent karoo and renosterveld. |
Threats |
| This species has no recorded threats. |
Population |
This species is rare and poorly known. Three subpopulations have been recorded, but more field surveys are needed to better understand the size and structure of the population. As it has no known threats, the population is not suspected to be declining, but field monitoring is needed to confirm this.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Anisodontea procumbens (Harv.) Bates | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Anisodontea procumbens (Harv.) Bates | Insufficiently Known | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
Bates, D.M. 1969. Systematics of the South African genus Anisodontea. Gentes Herbarum 10(3):215-383.
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.
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Citation |
| Daniels, F., Leistner, O.A. & von Staden, L. 2019. Anisodontea procumbens (Harv.) Bates. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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