Brunia myrtoides
| Brunia myrtoides | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Bruniales |
| Family: | Bruniaceae |
| Genus: | Brunia |
| Species: | B. myrtoides
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| Binomial name | |
| Brunia myrtoides (Vahl) Class.-Bockh. & E.G.H.Oliv.
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Brunia myrtoides is a shrub belonging to the genus Brunia.[1] The species is endemic to the Western Cape, occurring at Ceres and is part of the fynbos.[2] There are four subpopulations and the total number of plants is less than one thousand. The plant has lost 30% of its habitat to the cultivation of deciduous fruits, and it has already destroyed two subpopulations.[3]
References
- ^ http://redlist.sanbi.org/species.php?species=772-30 REDLIST Sanbi
- ^ https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77114371-1 Plants of the World Online
- ^ John Manning. 2018. Field Guide to Fynbos, Struik Nature, 2018 ISBN 978 1 77584 590 4