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Scientific Name | Disparago gongylodes Koekemoer |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ASTERACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Endangered B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v)+2ab(ii,iii,iv,v) |
Assessment Date | 2007/05/04 |
Assessor(s) | N.A. Helme, N.G. Bergh & D. Raimondo |
Justification | Known from three locations (EOO 200 km²). There is a continuing loss of habitat at two of the locations due to ploughing for protea orchards and berry cultivation. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Groot Winterhoek Mountains. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Winterhoek Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Restioid fynbos on flat, quartzitic sands. |
Threats |
| This species is threatened outside of protected areas due to agricultural expansion. There is a good chance that the species will become extinct outside of the reserve. The past decline could be as much as 30%, but there is not enough data to support this. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Conservation |
| Groot Winterhoek Wilderness Area. |
Notes |
| Incorrectly assessed as Monticapra sp. nov. (Esterhuysen EE 35788 BOL) in Raimondo et al. (2009). PRECIS/POSA name: Monticapra gongylodes (Koekemoer) Koekemoer (unpublished new combination). |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Monticapra sp. nov. (Esterhuysen EE 35788 BOL) | EN B1ab(ii.iii,iv,v) | 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.
Koekemoer, M. 1993. Synopsis of the genus Disparago (Asteraceae). Bothalia 23(2):197-206.
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 |
| Helme, N.A., Bergh, N.G. & Raimondo, D. 2007. Disparago gongylodes Koekemoer. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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