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Scientific Name | Anisodontea pseudocapensis Bates |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | MALVACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Endangered B1ab(ii,iii,v)+2ab(ii,iii,v) |
Assessment Date | 2006/04/24 |
Assessor(s) | N.A. Helme, F. Daniels & O.A. Leistner |
Justification | EOO and AOO <500 km², fewer than five known locations are declining due to habitat loss to crop cultivation and livestock grazing and trampling. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Riversdale to Gourits River. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Mossel Bay Shale Renosterveld, Eastern Ruens Shale Renosterveld |
Description | Stony clay slopes. |
Threats |
| Land transformation for crop cultivation has already severely reduced and fragmented this species' habitat, and loss is ongoing. In addition, small fragments of natural vegetation are frequently overstock, resulting in severe degradation due to overgrazing and trampling. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Anisodontea pseudocapensis Bates | EN B1ab(ii,iii,v)+2ab(ii,iii,v) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Anisodontea pseudocapensis Bates | Indeterminate | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | | Anisodontea pseudocapensis Bates | Uncertain | Hall et al. (1980) | |
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.
Hall, A.V., De Winter, M., De Winter, B. and Van Oosterhout, S.A.M. 1980. Threatened plants of southern Africa. South African National Scienctific Programmes Report 45. CSIR, Pretoria.
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 |
| Helme, N.A., Daniels, F. & Leistner, O.A. 2006. Anisodontea pseudocapensis Bates. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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