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Scientific Name | Muraltia trinervia (L.f.) DC. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | POLYGALACEAE |
Synonyms | Polygala beiliana Eckl. & Zeyh. (in part) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Near Threatened B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v)+2ab(ii,iii,iv,v) |
Assessment Date | 2007/06/04 |
Assessor(s) | N.A. Helme & D. Raimondo |
Justification | EOO and AOO<1750 km², 12 locations remain after most of this species' habitat has been transformed for wheat cultivation. It continues to decline due to ongoing habitat loss to urban expansion around Malmesbury and Durbanville. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Porterville to Cape Flats. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Swartland Shale Renosterveld, Breede Shale Renosterveld, Swartland Granite Renosterveld, Breede Quartzite Fynbos, Boland Granite Fynbos, Breede Sand Fynbos, Cape Flats Sand Fynbos, Atlantis Sand Fynbos, Breede Alluvium Fynbos |
Description | Granite and shale flats and slopes. |
Threats |
| Agriculture is a severe, past threat due to wheat farming. It is still ongoing moderately in certain parts of its range. Urbanization is a moderate past and ongoing threat, especially around Durbanville and Malmesbury, with an additional past loss around Stellenbosch. Grazing, invasive alien species and lack of fire in some patches have also been listed as threats to this species. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Muraltia trinervia (L.f.) DC. | NT B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v)+2ab(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.
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 |
| Helme, N.A. & Raimondo, D. 2007. Muraltia trinervia (L.f.) DC. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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