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Scientific Name | Metalasia phillipsii L.Bolus subsp. incurva (Pillans) P.O.Karis |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ASTERACEAE |
Synonyms | Metalasia incurva Pillans |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2008/03/03 |
Assessor(s) | D.A. Kamundi & D. Raimondo |
Justification | A range-restricted taxon that occurs at high altitudes in montane habitat where it is not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Western parts of the Hex River Mountains, Waaihoek Mountains, Limietberg and Baviaansberg near Ceres. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos |
Description | Low, windswept montane fynbos, 1500-2200 m. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Metalasia phillipsii L.Bolus subsp. incurva (Pillans) P.O.Karis | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
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. & Raimondo, D. 2008. Metalasia phillipsii L.Bolus subsp. incurva (Pillans) P.O.Karis. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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