Brunia pillansii

Brunia pillansii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Bruniales
Family: Bruniaceae
Genus: Brunia
Species:
B. pillansii
Binomial name
Brunia pillansii
Class.-Bockh. & E.G.H.Oliv.
Synonyms
  • Pseudobaeckea stokoei Pillans

Brunia pillansii, the alpine streambush, is a shrub belonging to the genus Brunia. The species is endemic to the Western Cape and is part of the fynbos.[1] It occurs in the Kleinrivier Mountains.[2][3]

The species was observed for the first time in 100 years in 2022 in the Vogelgat Nature Reserve.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Threatened Species Programme | SANBI Red List of South African Plants". redlist.sanbi.org. Archived from the original on 2022-05-26. Retrieved 2025-06-15.
  2. ^ John Manning. 2018. Field Guide to Fynbos, Struik Nature, 2018 ISBN 978 1 77584 590 4
  3. ^ https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77114358-1 Plants of the World Online
  4. ^ https://vogelgat.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Vogelgat-newsletter-Sep-2022_compressed.pdf