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Scientific Name | Ophionella willowmorensis Bruyns |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | APOCYNACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2006/05/17 |
Assessor(s) | P.F. Matlamela & D.A. Kamundi |
Justification | EOO 300 km², known from three collections this species has no recorded threats. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape |
Range | Witteberg and Boesmanspoortberg near Willowmore. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Grootrivier Quartzite Fynbos |
Description | Crevices on sandstone slabs, 1000-1300 m. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Ophionella willowmorensis Bruyns | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Bruyns, P.V. 1999. A systematic assessment of Ophionella (Apocynaceae; Asclepiadoideae; Stapelieae). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 131:383-398.
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 |
| Matlamela, P.F. & Kamundi, D.A. 2006. Ophionella willowmorensis Bruyns. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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