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Scientific Name | Muraltia cliffortiifolia Eckl. & Zeyh. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | POLYGALACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2006/11/30 |
Assessor(s) | J.H. Vlok & D. Raimondo |
Justification | Less than five known locations are potentially threatened by road construction and alien plant invasion. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Rooiberg and the area between Riversdale and Mossel Bay. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Mossel Bay Shale Renosterveld, Eastern Ruens Shale Renosterveld, Oudshoorn Karroid Thicket, Hartenbos Dune Thicket, Gouritz Valley Thicket, Gamka Valley Thicket |
Description | Arid fynbos. |
Threats |
| Natural disasters, Habitat loss, Habitat degradation, Invasive Alien Species (direct effects) |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Muraltia cliffortiifolia Eckl. & Zeyh. | VU D2 | 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.
Vlok, J. and Schutte-Vlok, A.L. 2010. Plants of the Klein Karoo. Umdaus Press, Hatfield.
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Citation |
| Vlok, J.H. & Raimondo, D. 2006. Muraltia cliffortiifolia Eckl. & Zeyh. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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