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Scientific Name | Muraltia hirsuta Levyns |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | POLYGALACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Endangered B1ab(ii,iii,v)+2ab(ii,iii,v) |
Assessment Date | 2007/03/30 |
Assessor(s) | R.C. Turner & D. Raimondo |
Justification | EOO 150 km², AOO <150 km², known to occur at three locations. Vineyard expansion and alien plant invasion are causing a continuing decline in the Hemel-en-Aarde Valley and at Shaw's Pass. Plants in the Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve near Houwhoek are potentially threatened by too frequent fire. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Hemel-en-Aarde Valley and Houwhoek. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Elim Ferricrete Fynbos |
Description | Granitic soils, 120 m. |
Threats |
| Threatened by ongoing habitat loss and fragmentation due to expanding vineyards in the Hemel-en-Aarde Valley, as well as competition from alien invasive plants in this area and around Shaw's Pass. Subpopulations in the vicinity of Houwhoek are potentially threatened by too frequent fire as the area has burnt twice within 10 years. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Muraltia hirsuta Levyns | EN B1ab(ii,iii,v)+2ab(ii,iii,v) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Muraltia hirsuta Levyns | Indeterminate | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | | Muraltia hirsuta 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 |
| Turner, R.C. & Raimondo, D. 2007. Muraltia hirsuta Levyns. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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