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Scientific Name | Macrostylis cassiopoides (Turcz.) I.Williams subsp. dregeana (Sond.) I.Williams |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | RUTACEAE |
Synonyms | Euchaetis dubia Sond. var. dregeana Sond. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Endangered B1ab(i,ii,iii,iv)+2ab(i,ii,iii,iv) |
Assessment Date | 2007/05/01 |
Assessor(s) | J.E. Victor & D. Raimondo |
Justification | EOO 516 km², AOO<500 km², four to five locations remain after extensive habitat loss to urban expansion, wheat and vineyard cultivation and alien acacia invasion. This formerly common and widespread species continues to decline. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Darling to Bellville. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Cape Flats Sand Fynbos, Atlantis Sand Fynbos, Hopefield Sand Fynbos |
Description | Acid sands. |
Threats |
| Urban expansion is a threat as many subpopulations have been lost to the Northern suburbs of Cape Town since 1970.
Agriculture severe past threat > 40 % of range lost to agriculture.
Alien plant infestation: All remaining natural fragments within this species range are severely infested by alien acacias, the deep sandy soils preferred by this species are the habitat most invaded by Acacias. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Notes |
| Now extinct in large part of its range. |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Macrostylis cassiopoides (Turcz.) I.Williams subsp. dregeana (Sond.) I.Williams | EN B1ab(i,ii,iii,iv)+2ab(i,ii,iii,iv) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Macrostylis cassiopoides (Turcz.) I.Williams subsp. dregeana (Sond.) I.Williams | EN B1B2abcd | Victor (2002) | | Macrostylis cassiopoides (Turcz.) I.Williams subsp. dregeana (Sond.) I.Williams | Rare | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
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.
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Citation |
| Victor, J.E. & Raimondo, D. 2007. Macrostylis cassiopoides (Turcz.) I.Williams subsp. dregeana (Sond.) I.Williams. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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