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Scientific Name | Gnidia ornata (Meisn.) Gilg |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | THYMELAEACEAE |
Synonyms | Arthrosolen ornatus Meisn., Gnidia vesiculosa Eckl. & Zeyh. ex Drège |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v)+2ab(ii,iii,iv,v) |
Assessment Date | 2007/05/30 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo & R.C. Turner |
Justification | EOO <1300 km², known from six locations. Declining due to expansion of vineyards, wheat and protea cultivation and alien plant invasion. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Kleinrivier Mountains to Bredasdorp. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Central Ruens Shale Renosterveld, Overberg Sandstone Fynbos, Elim Ferricrete Fynbos, Agulhas Sand Fynbos, Hangklip Sand Fynbos |
Description | Marshy flats and lower slopes. |
Threats |
| Threatened by ongoing habitat loss to agricultural expansion, particularly the cultivation of wheat, vineyards and proteas for the cut flower industry. Most remaining fragments of natural habitat is also invaded by alien invasive competitors. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Gnidia ornata (Meisn.) Gilg | VU B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v) | 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.
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Citation |
| Raimondo, D. & Turner, R.C. 2007. Gnidia ornata (Meisn.) Gilg. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/06/28 |
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