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Scientific Name | Diosma recurva Cham. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | RUTACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2020/01/21 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Diosma recurva has a restricted distribution range, with an extent of occurrence (EOO) of 4 943 km². It is common within its range, and has no severe threats, and is therefore not suspected to be in danger of extinction. It is therefore listed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | This species is endemic to the mountains of the Little Karoo in South Africa, where it occurs from the Anysberg and the Warmwatersberg to the Gamkaberg. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Swartberg Altimontane Sandstone Fynbos, South Swartberg Sandstone Fynbos, North Swartberg Sandstone Fynbos, South Rooiberg Sandstone Fynbos, North Rooiberg Sandstone Fynbos, South Outeniqua Sandstone Fynbos, North Outeniqua Sandstone Fynbos, South Langeberg Sandstone Fynbos, North Langeberg Sandstone Fynbos, Matjiesfontein Quartzite Fynbos |
Description | It occurs on rocky sandstone slopes in dry fynbos. |
Threats |
| There are no severe threats to Diosma recurva. |
Population |
There is no information available on the population of this species.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Diosma recurva Cham. | Least Concern | 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.
Manning, J.C. and Goldblatt, P. 2012. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape Flora. Strelitzia 29. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
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.
Williams, I. 1982. Studies in the genera of the Diosmeae (Rutaceae): 14. A review of the genus Diosma L. Journal of South African Botany 48(3):329-407.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2020. Diosma recurva Cham. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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