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Scientific Name | Passerina truncata (Meisn.) C.L.Bredenkamp & A.E.van Wyk subsp. truncata |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | THYMELAEACEAE |
Synonyms | Passerina glomerata Thunb., Passerina rigida Wikstr. var. tetragona Meisn., Passerina rigida Wikstr. var. truncata Meisn. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2020/11/30 |
Assessor(s) | P.A. Manyama |
Justification | Passerina truncata subsp. truncata is common throughout the Western Cape and some parts of the Northern Cape. It is recorded from 134 herbarium records. It has an extent of occurrence (EOO) of 57 000 km², and parts of this species range are being impacted by crop cultivation. It is listed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Northern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | This subspecies is endemic to South Africa, and is found from Steinkopf to Malmesbury, and eastwards to the Baviaanskloof. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | South Swartberg Sandstone Fynbos, Breede Alluvium Fynbos, Swartland Alluvium Fynbos, Namaqualand Sand Fynbos, Leipoldtville Sand Fynbos, Hopefield Sand Fynbos, Atlantis Sand Fynbos, Swartruggens Quartzite Fynbos, Matjiesfontein Quartzite Fynbos, Bokkeveld Sandstone Fynbos, Hawequas Sandstone Fynbos, Kouebokkeveld Alluvium Fynbos, Graafwater Sandstone Fynbos, Namaqualand Klipkoppe Shrubland, Kouga Grassy Sandstone Fynbos, Olifants Sandstone Fynbos, Western Altimontane Sandstone Fynbos, Nardouw Sandstone Fynbos, Cederberg Sandstone Fynbos, Winterhoek Sandstone Fynbos, Piketberg Sandstone Fynbos, North Hex Sandstone Fynbos, South Hex Sandstone Fynbos, Namaqualand Granite Renosterveld, North Langeberg Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | It occurs on slopes and flats in Fynbos and Succulent Karoo. |
Threats |
| This taxon is threatened by cultivation and grazing in parts of its range. |
Population |
There is no information available on the population of this species.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Passerina truncata (Meisn.) C.L.Bredenkamp & A.E.van Wyk subsp. truncata | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Bredenkamp, C.L. and van Wyk, A.E. 2002. Systematics of Passerina truncata and a new subspecies monticola. Bothalia 32(1):65-71.
Bredenkamp, C.L. and Van Wyk, A.E. 2003. Taxonomy of the genus Passerina. Bothalia 33(1):59-98.
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 |
| Manyama, P.A. 2020. Passerina truncata (Meisn.) C.L.Bredenkamp & A.E.van Wyk subsp. truncata. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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