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Scientific Name | Audouinia capitata (L.) Brongn. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | BRUNIACEAE |
Synonyms | Diosma capitata L. |
Common Names | Basterheide (a), False Heath (e) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2006/11/20 |
Assessor(s) | N.A. Helme, R.C. Turner & D. Raimondo |
Justification | Occurs as widely scattered, small (often fewer than 10 individuals) subpopulations. At least 15 subpopulations are known. This species has no recorded threats. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Cape Point to Caledon. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Peninsula Sandstone Fynbos, Overberg Sandstone Fynbos, Kogelberg Sandstone Fynbos, Peninsula Granite Fynbos |
Description | Rocky flats and slopes. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Audouinia capitata (L.) Brongn. | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Audouinia capitata (L.) Brongn. | Vulnerable | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | | Audouinia capitata (L.) Brongn. | Vulnerable | 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.
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 |
| Helme, N.A., Turner, R.C. & Raimondo, D. 2006. Audouinia capitata (L.) Brongn. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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