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Scientific Name | Plectranthus ernstii Codd |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | LAMIACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Near Threatened D2 |
Assessment Date | 2005/08/03 |
Assessor(s) | C.R. Scott-Shaw, E.J. van Jaarsveld & J.E. Victor |
Justification | Less than 10 known locations are potentially threatened by alien plant invasions. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal |
Range | Oribi Gorge to Mkambati. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Forest |
Description | Scarp Forest, in humus-rich pockets of soil in rock crevices on south-facing cliffs. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Plectranthus ernstii Codd | NT D2 | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Plectranthus ernstii Codd | Lower Risk - Near Threatened | Scott-Shaw (1999) | | Plectranthus ernstii Codd | Rare | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
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.
Scott-Shaw, C.R. 1999. Rare and threatened plants of KwaZulu-Natal and neighbouring regions. KwaZulu-Natal Nature Conservation Service, Pietermaritzburg.
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Citation |
| Scott-Shaw, C.R., van Jaarsveld, E.J. & Victor, J.E. 2005. Plectranthus ernstii Codd. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/25 |
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