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Scientific Name | Macrostylis ramulosa I.Williams |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | RUTACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2010/11/02 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo & J.E. Victor |
Justification | This reseeder, known to occur at four locations (EOO 12 km²), is potentially threatened by too frequent fire. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Koue Bokkeveld Mountains. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Cederberg Sandstone Fynbos, Olifants Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Gravely, sandy soil derived from Table Mountain Sandstone. |
Threats |
| A reseeder potentially threatened by too frequent fire. Much of the area where this species occurs has burnt twice in the past ten years. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Macrostylis ramulosa I.Williams | VU D2 | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Macrostylis ramulosa I.Williams | VU D2 | Victor (2002) | | Macrostylis ramulosa I.Williams | Rare | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
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.
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical 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.
Victor, J.E. 2002. South Africa. In: J.S. Golding (ed), Southern African plant Red Data Lists. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report 14 (pp. 93-120), SABONET, Pretoria.
Williams, I. 1978. Studies in the genera of the Diosmeae (Rutaceae): 7. Journal of South African Botany 44(4):329 - 362.
Williams, I. 1981. Studies in the genera of the Diosmeae (Rutaceae): 11. A review of the genus Macrostylis. Journal of South African Botany 47:373-403.
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Citation |
| Raimondo, D. & Victor, J.E. 2010. Macrostylis ramulosa I.Williams. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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