| Scientific Name | Muraltia harveyana Levyns | Higher Classification | Dicotyledons | Family | POLYGALACEAE | Synonyms | Muraltia dregei Harv. (later homonym), not of C.Presl (1845) |
National Status | Status and Criteria | Vulnerable B1ab(ii,iii,v)+2ab(ii,iii,v) | Assessment Date | 2005/11/24 | Assessor(s) | F. Forest, N.A. Helme, D. Raimondo & F. Daniels | Justification | EOO and AOO<650 km², habitat at 10 known locations continues to decline due to urban development and limestone mining. |
Distribution | Endemism | South African endemic | Provincial distribution | Western Cape | Range | Darling to Saldanha Bay. |
Habitat and Ecology | Major system | Terrestrial | Major habitats | Langebaan Dune Strandveld, Saldanha Limestone Strandveld, Saldanha Flats Strandveld, Saldanha Granite Strandveld, Hopefield Sand Fynbos | Description | Calcrete and associated sands. |
Threats | | Invasive Alien Species (direct effects), Habitat degradation, Pollution (affecting habitat and/or species), Habitat loss |
Population | Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Muraltia harveyana Levyns | VU B1ab(ii,iii,v)+2ab(ii,iii,v) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Muraltia harveyana Levyns | Indeterminate | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | | Muraltia harveyana Levyns | Indeterminate | Hall et al. (1980) | |
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.
Hall, A.V., De Winter, M., De Winter, B. and Van Oosterhout, S.A.M. 1980. Threatened plants of southern Africa. South African National Scienctific Programmes Report 45. CSIR, Pretoria.
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.
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 | | Forest, F., Helme, N.A., Raimondo, D. & Daniels, F. 2005. Muraltia harveyana Levyns. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/18 |
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