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Scientific Name | Muraltia alba Levyns |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | POLYGALACEAE |
Synonyms | Muraltia alopecuroides (L.) DC. var. latifolia Harv. (in part) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2007/03/28 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo & R.C. Turner |
Justification | A range-restricted species (EOO <100 km²) that is not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Jonkershoek and Groot Drakenstein Mountains. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Cape Winelands Shale Fynbos, Boland Granite Fynbos, Western Coastal Shale Band Vegetation |
Description | Fynbos, mountain slopes, 600-1372m. |
Threats |
| This species' habitat is protected and it is not threatened. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Conservation |
| Protected in the Hottentots Holland Nature Reserve. |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Muraltia alba Levyns | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Muraltia alba Levyns | Rare | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
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.
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.
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.
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Citation |
| Raimondo, D. & Turner, R.C. 2007. Muraltia alba Levyns. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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