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Scientific Name | Lachnaea pusilla Beyers |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | THYMELAEACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2008/05/22 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo & N.A. Helme |
Justification | A range-restricted species (EOO <150 km²), known from fewer than five locations and potentially threatened by olive cultivation. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Nuwekloof southwest of Tulbagh to Bailey's Peak north of Wellington. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Swartland Alluvium Fynbos |
Description | Fynbos, lower mountain slopes, sandstone soils, 70-1000 m. |
Threats |
| Potentially threatened by olive cultivation. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Lachnaea pusilla Beyers | VU D2 | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Lachnaea pusilla Beyers | Vulnerable | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
Beyers, J.B.P. 2001. The Cape genus Lachnaea (Thymeleaceae): a monograph. Strelitzia 11:1-115. National Botanical Institute, Pretora.
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.
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 |
| Raimondo, D. & Helme, N.A. 2008. Lachnaea pusilla Beyers. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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