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Scientific Name | Killickia compacta (Killick) Bräuchler, Heubl & Doroszenko |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | LAMIACEAE |
Synonyms | Micromeria compacta (Killick) Morales, Satureja compacta Killick |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2019/03/28 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | A rare, range-restricted species known from two subpopulations, but not threatened. It is therefore listed under the IUCN 3.1 Criteria, globally, as Least Concern but is nationally categorised as Rare. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | KwaZulu-Natal |
Range | This species occurs in Central KwaZulu-Natal Drakensberg around Cathkin Peak. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | uKhahlamba Basalt Grassland |
Description | Plants grow in montane grassland, 2300 m. |
Threats |
| This species' habitat is well protected and it has no severe threats. |
Population |
This species is known from only two subpopulations, occurring in high altitude grasslands about 6 km apart. It appears to be rare and localized, but the population is not suspected to be declining.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Satureja compacta Killick | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Bräuchler, C., Doroszenko, A., Esser, H.-J. and Heubl, G. 2008. Killickia (Lamiaceae): a new genus from KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 157(3):575-586.
Killick, D.J.B. 1961. South African species of Satureja. Bothalia 7:435-438.
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. 2019. Killickia compacta (Killick) Bräuchler, Heubl & Doroszenko. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2024/12/08 |
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