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Scientific Name | Prismatocarpus cliffortioides Adamson |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | CAMPANULACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Endangered B1ab(ii,iii)+2ab(ii,iii) |
Assessment Date | 2007/04/11 |
Assessor(s) | R.C. Turner |
Justification | EOO 40 km², known from two locations. Declining due to agriculture, alien plant invasion and burning for grazing. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Lower southern slopes of the Langeberg Mountains near Mossel Bay. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | South Langeberg Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Stony areas, often shale slopes. |
Threats |
| Threatened by ongoing habitat loss and degradation as a result of expanding crop cultivation, overgrazing and competition from alien invasive plants. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Prismatocarpus cliffortioides Adamson | EN B1ab(ii,iii) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Adamson, R.S. 1951. A revision of the genera Prismatocarpus and Roella. Journal of South African Botany 17:93-166.
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.
Vlok, J. and Schutte-Vlok, A.L. 2010. Plants of the Klein Karoo. Umdaus Press, Hatfield.
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Citation |
| Turner, R.C. 2007. Prismatocarpus cliffortioides Adamson. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/07/04 |
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