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Scientific Name | Nemesia hemiptera K.E.Steiner |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | SCROPHULARIACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2018/11/14 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | A range-restricted (EOO 77 km²), but locally common species that is not in danger of extinction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | Namaqualand, Kamiesberg. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Succulent Karoo |
Description | Sandy, loam soils under and around shrubs at the foot of large granite outcrops. |
Threats |
| No threats. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Nemesia hemiptera K.E.Steiner | Critically Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
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.
Snijman, D.A. 2013. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 2: The extra Cape flora. Strelitzia 30. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
Steiner, K.E. 2006. Two new species of Nemesia (Scrophulariaceae) from southern Africa. Bothalia 36(1):39-44.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2018. Nemesia hemiptera K.E.Steiner. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version 2020.1. Accessed on 2023/12/04 |
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