Vaalstompie

Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Brunia macrocephala Willd.
Higher Classification
Dicotyledons
Family
BRUNIACEAE
Synonyms
Brunia marlothii Schltr.
Common Names
Stompie (a), Vaalstompie (a)
National Status
Status and Criteria
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2008/09/25
Assessor(s)
F. Daniels & D. Raimondo
Justification
EOO 700 km², a montane species with no recorded threats.
Distribution
Endemism
South African endemic
Provincial distribution
Western Cape
Range
Du Toit's Kloof to Hex River Mountains and Kwadousberg.
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Major habitats
Fynbos
Description
Rocky sandstone slopes, occuring on or just below mountain summits.
Threats
No threats.
Population
Population trend
Stable
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Brunia macrocephala Willd.Least Concern Raimondo et al. (2009)
Brunia macrocephala Willd.Rare Hilton-Taylor (1996)
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.


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.


Citation
Daniels, F. & Raimondo, D. 2008. Brunia macrocephala Willd. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14

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