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Scientific Name | Brunia oblongifolia (Pillans) Class.-Bockh. & E.G.H.Oliv. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | BRUNIACEAE |
Synonyms | Raspalia oblongifolia Pillans |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2008/04/03 |
Assessor(s) | D.A. Kamundi & D. Raimondo |
Justification | A range-restricted species (EOO 210 km²), known from seven subpopulations. It has no known threats. It is therefore listed under the IUCN 3.1 Criteria, globally, as Least Concern but is nationally categorised as Rare. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | This species is known from Waaihoek and Hex River Mountains. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | South Hex Sandstone Fynbos, Western Altimontane Sandstone Fynbos, Northern Inland Shale Band Vegetation |
Description | Plants grow among rocks at high altitude, 1200-1900 m. |
Threats |
| It has no known threats. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Raspalia oblongifolia Pillans | Rare | 2012.1 | | Raspalia oblongifolia Pillans | Rare | 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.
Pillans, N.S. 1947. A revision of Bruniaceae. Journal of South African Botany 13:121-206.
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 |
| Kamundi, D.A. & Raimondo, D. 2008. Brunia oblongifolia (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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