Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Muraltia barkerae Levyns
Higher Classification
Dicotyledons
Family
POLYGALACEAE
National Status
Status and Criteria
Endangered B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii)
Assessment Date
2007/03/29
Assessor(s)
R.C. Turner & D. Raimondo
Justification
EOO and AOO <250 km², habitat quality at three known locations continue to decline due to alien plant invasion.
Distribution
Endemism
South African endemic
Provincial distribution
Western Cape
Range
Stilbaai to Riversdale.
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Major habitats
Hartenbos Dune Thicket
Description
Low limestone hills.
Threats
Remaining subpopulations are threatened by competition from dense infestations of alien invasive plants.
Population
Population trend
Decreasing
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Muraltia barkerae LevynsEN B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii)Raimondo et al. (2009)
Muraltia barkerae LevynsVulnerable Hilton-Taylor (1996)
Muraltia barkerae LevynsVulnerable Hall et al. (1980)
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.


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.


Citation
Turner, R.C. & Raimondo, D. 2007. Muraltia barkerae Levyns. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/18

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