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Scientific Name | Cyanella pentheri Zahlbr. |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | TECOPHILAEACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2015/05/27 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | A range-restricted species (EOO 4368 km²), but not in danger of extinction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | Bokkeveld Escarpment, Biedouw and Olifants River valleys. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos, Succulent Karoo |
Description | Rocky sandstone slopes and outcrops in arid fynbos. |
Threats |
| Parts of this species' range, particularly on the Bokkeveld Escarpment and flats east of Vanrhynsdorp, are cultivated, and some subpopulations may have been lost or isolated through agricultural expansion. This species' specific habitat preferences for rocky areas that are not ploughed however means that most subpopulations are not affected by agricultural expansion. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Cyanella pentheri Zahlbr. | Least Concern | 2015.1 | |
Bibliography |
Manning, J.C. and Goldblatt, P. 2012. A revision of Tecophilaeaceae subfam. Tecophilaeoideae in Africa. Bothalia 42(1):21-41.
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.
Snijman, D.A. 2013. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 2: The extra Cape flora. Strelitzia 30. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2015. Cyanella pentheri Zahlbr. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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