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Scientific Name | Brunia purpurea (Pillans) Class.-Bockh. & E.G.H.Oliv. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | BRUNIACEAE |
Synonyms | Lonchostoma purpureum Pillans |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2007/02/28 |
Assessor(s) | R.C. Turner & D. Raimondo |
Justification | A range-restricted species (EOO 305 km²), known from less than 10 subpopulations, and not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Bain's Kloof to Kogelberg. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Kogelberg Sandstone Fynbos, Hawequas Sandstone Fynbos, Western Coastal Shale Band Vegetation |
Description | Moist areas, often on or below shale bands or among rocks, ranging from summits to valleys and on various aspects, 1160-2000 m. |
Threats |
| Pines pose a slight potential future threat throughout its range. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Lonchostoma purpureum Pillans | Rare | 2012.1 | | Lonchostoma purpureum Pillans | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Lonchostoma purpureum Pillans | Rare | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
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.
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 |
| Turner, R.C. & Raimondo, D. 2007. Brunia purpurea (Pillans) Class.-Bockh. & E.G.H.Oliv. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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