Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Muraltia tenuifolia (Poir.) DC.
Higher Classification
Dicotyledons
Family
POLYGALACEAE
National Status
Status and Criteria
Vulnerable D2
Assessment Date
2007/09/13
Assessor(s)
N.A. Helme & D. Raimondo
Justification
Three known locations are potentially threatened by alien pine invasion of the habitat.
Distribution
Endemism
South African endemic
Provincial distribution
Western Cape
Range
Riviersonderend Mountains near Genadendal.
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Major habitats
South Sonderend Sandstone Fynbos
Description
Rocky sandstone slopes in fynbos.
Threats
Potentially threanted by competition from invasive alien pines.
Population
Population trend
Stable
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Muraltia tenuifolia (Poir.) DC.VU D2Raimondo 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.


Citation
Helme, N.A. & Raimondo, D. 2007. Muraltia tenuifolia (Poir.) DC. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/18

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