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Scientific Name | Merciera tetraloba C.N.Cupido |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | CAMPANULACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Endangered B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v) |
Assessment Date | 2005/01/06 |
Assessor(s) | C.N. Cupido, D. Raimondo & F. Daniels |
Justification | EOO 2547 km², known from four extant subpopulations. It has lost large areas of habitat to urban expansion and viticulture. Subpopulations are highly fragmented and inadequately managed with a continuing decline in habitat quality and habitat loss taking place due to ongoing urban development. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Malmesbury to Stellenbosch and Gordon's Bay. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Swartland Shale Renosterveld, Swartland Granite Renosterveld, Elgin Shale Fynbos, Cape Winelands Shale Fynbos, Elim Ferricrete Fynbos, Lourensford Alluvium Fynbos, Swartland Alluvium Fynbos |
Description | Clay soils on shale, 60 m. |
Threats |
| Invasive Alien Species (direct effects), Harvesting [gathering], Habitat degradation, Habitat loss |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Merciera tetraloba C.N.Cupido | EN B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
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 |
| Cupido, C.N., Raimondo, D. & Daniels, F. 2005. Merciera tetraloba C.N.Cupido. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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