Brunia pillansii
| Brunia pillansii | |
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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. | |
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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
- ^ "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.
- ^ John Manning. 2018. Field Guide to Fynbos, Struik Nature, 2018 ISBN 978 1 77584 590 4
- ^ https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77114358-1 Plants of the World Online
- ^ "Rediscovered after 100 years!" (PDF). Vogelgat News. Vogelgat Nature Reserve. September 2022. p. 2.