Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Muraltia diabolica Levyns
Higher Classification
Dicotyledons
Family
POLYGALACEAE
National Status
Status and Criteria
Rare
Assessment Date
2007/09/15
Assessor(s)
N.A. Helme & D.A. Kamundi
Justification
A rare, range-restricted species (EOO 73 km²) that is not threatened.
Distribution
Endemism
South African endemic
Provincial distribution
Western Cape
Range
Cape Peninsula.
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Major habitats
Peninsula Sandstone Fynbos
Description
Fynbos on rocky slopes.
Threats
No threats.
Population
Population trend
Stable
Conservation
Protected in Table Mountain National Park.
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Muraltia diabolica LevynsRare 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.


Helme, N.A. and Trinder-Smith, T.H. 2006. The endemic flora of the Cape Peninsula, South Africa. South African Journal of Botany 72(2):205-210.


Levyns, M.R. 1954. The genus Muraltia. Journal of South African Botany Supplement 2:1-247.


Manning, J.C. and Goldblatt, P. 2012. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape Flora. Strelitzia 29. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.


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
Helme, N.A. & Kamundi, D.A. 2007. Muraltia diabolica Levyns. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13

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