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Scientific Name | Syncarpha dykei (Bolus) B.Nord. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ASTERACEAE |
Synonyms | Helichrysum dykei Bolus |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2007/05/29 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo |
Justification | A range-restricted, high altitude shale band endemic, known from five sites (EOO <60 km²). Not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Skurweberg and Hex River Mountains. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | North Hex Sandstone Fynbos, Winterhoek Sandstone Fynbos, Western Altimontane Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Rocky sandstone slopes above 1600 m. Occurs in rock crevices in shale bands. |
Threats |
| No threats. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Syncarpha dykei (Bolus) 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 dykei (Bolus) B.Nord. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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