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Scientific Name | Heliophila monosperma Al-Shehbaz & Mummenhoff |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | BRASSICACEAE |
Synonyms | Schlechteria capensis Bolus, not Heliophila capensis Kuntze, not Heliophila capensis (L.f. ) C.A. Smith |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2012/05/04 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | A range-restricted (EOO 415 km²) high-altitude habitat specialist, but not threatened or declining. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Cederberg. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Cederberg Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Shaded rocky crevices on upper slopes and mountain summits. |
Threats |
| No threats: this species is endemic to a protected wilderness area. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Schlechteria capensis Bolus | Least Concern | 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.
Marais, W. 1970. Cruciferae. In: L.E. Codd, B. De Winter, D.J.B. Killick and H.B. Rycroft (eds). Flora of southern Africa 13:1-118. Botanical Research 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 |
| von Staden, L. 2012. Heliophila monosperma Al-Shehbaz & Mummenhoff. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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