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Scientific Name | Muraltia cyclolopha Chodat |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | POLYGALACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable A2ac; B1ab(ii,iii,v)+2ab(ii,iii,v) |
Assessment Date | 2007/09/14 |
Assessor(s) | N.A. Helme & D. Raimondo |
Justification | A population reduction of >30% is estimated based on a 42% loss of habitat to crop cultivation over the past 60 years (generation length 20 years). EOO 440 km², AOO <440 km², six locations continue to decline due to ongoing habitat loss to agricultural expansion and alien plant invasion. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Agulhas Plain. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Agulhas Limestone Fynbos, Elim Ferricrete Fynbos |
Description | Elim Ferricrete Fynbos on gravel flats and low slopes. |
Threats |
| At least 42% of Ferricrete Fynbos within Muraltia cyclolopha's have already been transformed to crop fields (Rouget et al. 2004), and loss is ongoing. Remaining subpopulations are also threatened by competition from alien invasive plants. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Muraltia cyclolopha Chodat | VU A2ac; B1ab(ii,iii,v)+2ab(ii,iii,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.
Rouget, M., Reyers, B., Jonas, Z., Desmet, P., Driver, A., Maze, K., Egoh, B. and Cowling, R.M. 2004. South African National Spatial Biodiversity Assessment 2004: Technical Report. Volume 1: Terrestrial component. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
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Citation |
| Helme, N.A. & Raimondo, D. 2007. Muraltia cyclolopha Chodat. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/14 |
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