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Scientific Name | Berzelia burchellii Dummer |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | BRUNIACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v) |
Assessment Date | 2007/04/10 |
Assessor(s) | R.C. Turner |
Justification | Although this plant is common on damp, south-facing, middle and upper slopes on the Perdeberg and above Garcia State Forest plantation it occurs in a very restricted area (EOO 138 km²). Furthermore, it has potentially lost one historical location as a result of agriculture, and is subject to an ongoing threat from forestry plantations, invasive alien pines and the invasive alien Acacia mearnsii at lower altitudes. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Langeberg Mountains at Riversdale. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | South Langeberg Sandstone Fynbos, Garden Route Shale Fynbos |
Description | Lower sandstone slopes, in marshy places. |
Threats |
| Invasive Alien Species (direct effects), Habitat loss |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Berzelia burchellii Dummer | VU B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
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.
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.
Vlok, J. and Schutte-Vlok, A.L. 2010. Plants of the Klein Karoo. Umdaus Press, Hatfield.
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Citation |
| Turner, R.C. 2007. Berzelia burchellii Dummer. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09 |
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