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Scientific Name | Syncarpha marlothii (Schltr.) B.Nord. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ASTERACEAE |
Synonyms | Helipterum marlothii Schltr. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2008/04/03 |
Assessor(s) | D.A. Kamundi & D. Raimondo |
Justification | A rare, high altitude habitat specialist, known from five subpopulations, this species has no recorded threats. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Koue Bokkeveld to Villiersdorp. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | South Hex Sandstone Fynbos, North Hex Sandstone Fynbos, Winterhoek Sandstone Fynbos, Western Altimontane Sandstone Fynbos, Hawequas Sandstone Fynbos, Northern Inland Shale Band Vegetation |
Description | Sandstone rocks on south-facing slopes, 1200-1830 m. |
Threats |
| No threats. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Syncarpha marlothii (Schltr.) B.Nord. | Rare | 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.
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. Syncarpha marlothii (Schltr.) B.Nord. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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