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Scientific Name | Syncarpha zeyheri (Sond.) B.Nord. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ASTERACEAE |
Synonyms | Helipterum brachypterum Levyns, Helipterum zeyheri Sond. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2007/05/29 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo |
Justification | A montane species known from eight sites. Not threatened as it occurs only within protected areas: Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve, Table Mountain National Park and Fernkloof Nature Reserve. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Cape Peninsula to Hermanus. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Peninsula Sandstone Fynbos, Overberg Sandstone Fynbos, Kogelberg Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Sandstone flats and slopes. |
Threats |
| This species montane habitat is well protected and it is not threatened. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Conservation |
| Protected in the Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve and the Table Mountain National Park. |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Syncarpha zeyheri (Sond.) 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 |
| Raimondo, D. 2007. Syncarpha zeyheri (Sond.) B.Nord. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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