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Scientific Name | Gnidia penicillata Licht. ex Meisn. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | THYMELAEACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Near Threatened B1ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v) |
Assessment Date | 2007/04/04 |
Assessor(s) | R.C. Turner |
Justification | EOO <3108 km², extant at ± 15 locations, several of which are well conserved in nature reserves. It has lost at least five subpopulations due to crop cultivation, forestry plantations, urban expansion and dam construction. There is ongoing habitat loss in the Elgin Valley to crop cultivation and urban development. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Cape Peninsula to Caledon Swartberg. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Peninsula Sandstone Fynbos, Overberg Sandstone Fynbos, Kogelberg Sandstone Fynbos, Hangklip Sand Fynbos |
Description | Marshy flats and lower slopes. |
Threats |
| Historical records indicate that this species was more common and widespread in the past, but it has declined due to extensive habitat loss to crop cultivation, forestry plantations, urban expansion and dam construction. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Gnidia penicillata Licht. ex Meisn. | NT B1ab(i,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 |
| Turner, R.C. 2007. Gnidia penicillata Licht. ex Meisn. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/08/13 |
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