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Scientific Name | Pteronia centauroides DC. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ASTERACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2007/05/29 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo |
Justification | Endemic to lower granite slopes in Du Toit's Kloof (EOO <15 km²), known from one plant, last seen in 2004. The location burnt in 2007 and it is likely that the population will have more individuals in the near future. Potentially threatened by alien plant invasion. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Du Toit's Kloof. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Hawequas Sandstone Fynbos, Boland Granite Fynbos |
Description | Granite slopes. |
Threats |
| Potentially threatened by competition from alien invasive plants and too infrequent fire. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Pteronia centauroides DC. | VU D2 | 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. Pteronia centauroides DC. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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