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Scientific Name | Lachnaea pedicellata Beyers |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | THYMELAEACEAE |
Synonyms | Passerina eriocephala Thunb., not Lachnaea eriocephala L. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2011/06/14 |
Assessor(s) | J.E. Victor & N.A. Helme |
Justification | A rare species whose subpopulations consist of very few individuals. It occurs at high altitudes in mountains where it is not threatened. It is therefore listed under the IUCN 3.1 Criteria, globally, as Least Concern but is nationally categorised as Rare. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | This species occurs in the Koue Bokkeveld and Waboomsberg. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Winterhoek Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Plants grow in sandy loam soils, probably on underlying shale, 1760-1830 m. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Lachnaea pedicellata Beyers | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Lachnaea pedicellata 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.
Manning, J.C. and Goldblatt, P. 2012. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape Flora. Strelitzia 29. South African National Biodiversity 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 |
| Victor, J.E. & Helme, N.A. 2011. Lachnaea pedicellata Beyers. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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