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Scientific Name | Muraltia splendens Levyns |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | POLYGALACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Near Threatened B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii) |
Assessment Date | 2012/01/31 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden & N.A. Helme |
Justification | EOO 1933 km², an estimated 10-15 locations continue to decline due to ongoing habitat loss to coastal development and alien plant invasion. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Bredasdorp to Stilbaai. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | De Hoop Limestone Fynbos, Agulhas Limestone Fynbos, Hartenbos Dune Thicket |
Description | Rocky limestone slopes near the coast. |
Threats |
| Threatened by habitat loss to coastal development and alien plant invasion. |
Population |
Known from only 13 collections, but likely to be overlooked and under-collected (N.A. Helme pers. comm.). Most collections are from in and around De Hoop Nature Reserve. The most recent collection (2000) describes the population as locally common within suitable habitat.
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Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Muraltia splendens Levyns var. splendens | Least Concern | 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 |
| von Staden, L. & Helme, N.A. 2012. Muraltia splendens Levyns. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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