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Scientific Name | Muraltia satureioides DC. var. salteri Levyns |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | POLYGALACEAE |
Synonyms | Muraltia salteri Levyns (in part) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Critically Endangered (Possibly Extinct) |
Assessment Date | 2007/03/30 |
Assessor(s) | R.C. Turner & D. Raimondo |
Justification | Known to occur at a single location that is now severely degraded due to alien plant invasion, spreading housing developments and too frequent fire. It has not been seen for more than 30 years and is possibly extinct. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Cape Peninsula, Karbonkelberg. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Hangklip Sand Fynbos |
Description | Lower sandy slopes. |
Threats |
| Human disturbance, Harvesting [gathering], Invasive Alien Species (direct effects), Habitat loss, Habitat degradation |
Population |
Population trend | Unknown |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Muraltia satureioides DC. var. salteri Levyns | Critically Endangered (Possibly Extinct) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Muraltia satureioides DC. var. salteri Levyns | Endangered | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | | Muraltia satureioides DC. var. salteri Levyns | Endangered | Hall et al. (1980) | |
Bibliography |
Hall, A.V., De Winter, M., De Winter, B. and Van Oosterhout, S.A.M. 1980. Threatened plants of southern Africa. South African National Scienctific Programmes Report 45. CSIR, Pretoria.
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
Levyns, M.R. 1954. The genus Muraltia. Journal of South African Botany Supplement 2:1-247.
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 |
| Turner, R.C. & Raimondo, D. 2007. Muraltia satureioides DC. var. salteri Levyns. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/31 |
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