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Scientific Name | Metalasia cymbifolia Harv. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ASTERACEAE |
Synonyms | Metalasia decora L.Bolus |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2005/11/23 |
Assessor(s) | D.A. Kamundi & J.E. Victor |
Justification | A locally common species that occurs in montane habitats where it is not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Kleinrivier and Babilonstoring Mountains. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos |
Description | Montane fynbos, 200-900 m. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Metalasia cymbifolia Harv. | Least Concern | 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.
Karis, P.O. 1989. Systematics of the genus Metalasia (Asteraceae - Gnaphalieae). Opera Botanica 99:1-150.
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 |
| Kamundi, D.A. & Victor, J.E. 2005. Metalasia cymbifolia Harv. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/13 |
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