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Scientific Name | Jamesbrittenia calciphila Hilliard |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | SCROPHULARIACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Near Threatened B1ab(iii) |
Assessment Date | 2013/11/27 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | A range-restricted (EOO 3028 km²), but locally common species, estimated to occur at between 10 and 15 locations, and declining due to habitat loss to coastal development and competition from alien invasive plants. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Pearly Beach to Gouritsmond. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Canca Limestone Fynbos, De Hoop Limestone Fynbos, Agulhas Limestone Fynbos, Hartenbos Dune Thicket |
Description | Limestone outcrops, steep rocky slopes, ridges and cliffs, sometimes in rocky crevices, never more than 200 m above sea level. |
Threats |
| Threatened by competition from dense, unmanaged infestations of alien invasive plants across its range. Subpopulations near the coast are declining due to habitat loss to coastal development. |
Population |
This species is locally common within suitable habitat.
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Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Jamesbrittenia calciphila Hilliard | NT B1ab(iii) | 2014.1 | | Jamesbrittenia calciphila Hilliard | Threatened | 2013.1 | | Jamesbrittenia calciphila Hilliard | Threatened | 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.
Hilliard, O.M. 1992. New names and combinations in Jamesbrittenia (Scrophulariaceae - Manuleae). Edinburgh Journal of Botany 49(2):225-233.
Hilliard, O.M. 1994. The Manuleae: a tribe of Scrophulariaceae. Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh.
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.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2013. Jamesbrittenia calciphila Hilliard. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2024/10/08 |
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