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Scientific Name | Freylinia lanceolata (L.f.) G.Don |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | SCROPHULARIACEAE |
Synonyms | Buddleja glaberrima Loisel., Capraria lanceolata Hort. ex Steud., Capraria lanceolata L.f., not of Vahl (1798), Capraria salicifolia Hort. ex Benth., Capraria salicifolia Link & Otto, Capraria salicifolia Salisb., Cestrum aurantiacum F.K.Mayer, Freylinia cestroides Colla, Freylinia oppositifolia Spin |
Common Names | Heuningklokkiesbos (a), River Honey Bells (e) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2021/03/03 |
Assessor(s) | I. Ebrahim & D. Raimondo |
Justification | A widespread species with a distribution range from the Kamiesberg in the Northern Cape to the Kouga Mountains in the Eastern Cape. It has an extent of occurrence (EOO) of 137 713 km² and is known from more than 20 subpopulations. It is therefore assessed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Northern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | This species is widely scattered through the coastal mountains of the Great Cape Floristic Region. It is known from the Kamiesberg Mountains in Namaqualand to the Bokkeveld mountains to the Hottentots Holland mountains through the Breede River catchment into the Little Karoo and east to the Kouga mountains in the Eastern Cape. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos |
Description | It occurs strictly in riparian areas along perennial streams and rivers along lower mountain slopes. |
Threats |
| This species is found strictly in riparian areas which are threatened by alien invasive plants, especially wattles. |
Population |
This species is known from many subpopulations and the overall population is stable. No significant loss of subpopulations or mature individuals has been recorded.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Freylinia lanceolata (L.f.) G.Don | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
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.
Manning, J.C., Maluleke, R., Ebrahim, I. and Helme, N.A. 2021. The genus Freylinia Pangella ex Colla (Scrophulariaceae: Teedieae): a re-assessment of the systematics and conservation status. South African Journal of Botany 142:352-369.
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 |
| Ebrahim, I. & Raimondo, D. 2021. Freylinia lanceolata (L.f.) G.Don. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/14 |
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