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Scientific Name | Macrostylis crassifolia Sond. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | RUTACEAE |
Synonyms | Macrostylis crassifolia Sond. var. affinis Sond. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v) |
Assessment Date | 2009/02/19 |
Assessor(s) | N.A. Helme & D. Raimondo |
Justification | EOO 8900 km², seven to 10 known locations continue to decline due to ongoing habitat loss to potato and rooibos tea cultivation. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Lambert's Bay to Hopefield. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Lambert's Bay Strandveld, Hopefield Sand Fynbos, Leipoldtville Sand Fynbos |
Description | Sandy flats. |
Threats |
| Agriculture for rooibos and potatoes is a severe past threat and a moderate ongoing threat. Urban expansion is a lower threat (Hopefield). Overgrazing by livestock, alien vegetation and lack of fire in some patches are other threats. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Macrostylis crassifolia Sond. | VU 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.
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. & Raimondo, D. 2009. Macrostylis crassifolia Sond. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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