Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Audouinia laxa (Thunb.) A.V.Hall
Higher Classification
Dicotyledons
Family
BRUNIACEAE
Synonyms
Tittmannia laxa (Thunb.) C.Presl
National Status
Status and Criteria
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2011/10/26
Assessor(s)
D. Raimondo & L. von Staden
Justification
A widespread montane species that is not threatened.
Distribution
Endemism
South African endemic
Provincial distribution
Western Cape
Range
Cederberg to Du Toit's Kloof and eastwards to the Langeberg and Klein Swartberg mountains.
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Major habitats
Fynbos
Description
Upper sandstone slopes.
Population
Population trend
Stable
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Tittmannia laxa (Thunb.) C.PreslLeast Concern 2012.1
Tittmannia laxa (Thunb.) C.Presl var. langebergensis PillansRare Raimondo et al. (2009)
Tittmannia laxa (Thunb.) C.Presl var. laxa Least Concern Raimondo et al. (2009)
Bibliography

Claßen-Bockhoff, R., Oliver, E.G.H., Hall, A.V. and Quint, M. 2011. A new classification of the South African endemic family Bruniaceae based on molecular and morphological data. Taxon 60(4):1138-1155.


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.


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.


Citation
Raimondo, D. & von Staden, L. 2011. Audouinia laxa (Thunb.) A.V.Hall. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14

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