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Scientific Name | Brunia myrtoides (Vahl) Class.-Bockh. & E.G.H.Oliv. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | BRUNIACEAE |
Synonyms | Lonchostoma acutiflorum Wikstr., Lonchostoma myrtoides (Vahl) Pillans |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D1 |
Assessment Date | 2007/02/28 |
Assessor(s) | R.C. Turner & D. Raimondo |
Justification | Known from four locations, the population consists of fewer than 1000 mature individuals. It has lost 30% of the population in the past to deciduous fruit cultivation. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Ceres. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | South Hex Sandstone Fynbos, North Hex Sandstone Fynbos, Winterhoek Sandstone Fynbos, Western Altimontane Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Montane marshes. |
Threats |
| Deciduous fruit farming has resulted in two out of the six known historic locations being lost due to farming related activities. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Lonchostoma myrtoides (Vahl) Pillans | VU D1 | 2012.1 | | Lonchostoma myrtoides (Vahl) Pillans | VU D1 | 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.
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Citation |
| Turner, R.C. & Raimondo, D. 2007. Brunia myrtoides (Vahl) Class.-Bockh. & E.G.H.Oliv. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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