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Scientific Name | Zyrphelis levis (Bolus) Zinnecker-Wiegand |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ASTERACEAE |
Synonyms | Gymnostephium leve Bolus |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2012/11/09 |
Assessor(s) | N.A. Helme, D. Raimondo & L. von Staden |
Justification | A rare, range-restricted (EOO 1204 km²) habitat specialist known from only four subpopulations, but not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Koue Bokkeveld to Matroosberg Mountains. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | North Hex Sandstone Fynbos, Winterhoek Sandstone Fynbos, Cederberg Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Seasonally moist places in sandy soil. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Gymnostephium leve Bolus | Rare | 2012.1 | | Gymnostephium leve Bolus | 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.
Ortiz, S. and Zinnecker-Wiegand, U. 2011. Valid publication of names in Astereae originally proposed in 1990 in a University of Munich dissertation. Taxon 60(4):1194-1198.
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.
Zinnecker-Wiegand, U. 1990. Revision der Südafrikanischen Astereengattungen Mairia und Zyrphelis. Unpublished PhD, Ludwig Maximillians Universität, München.
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Citation |
| Helme, N.A., Raimondo, D. & von Staden, L. 2012. Zyrphelis levis (Bolus) Zinnecker-Wiegand. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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