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Scientific Name | Plectranthus oertendahlii T.C.E.Fr. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | LAMIACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2008/09/22 |
Assessor(s) | C.R. Scott-Shaw & D. Raimondo |
Justification | A range-restricted species (EOO 500 km²) that is not declining. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal |
Range | Port Shepstone to Umtamvuna. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Northern Coastal Forest, Scarp Forest |
Description | Scarp forest in wooded river valleys near the coast. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Plectranthus oertendahlii T.C.E.Fr. | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Plectranthus oertendahlii T.C.E.Fr. | Lower Risk - Least Concern | Scott-Shaw (1999) | | Plectranthus oertendahlii T.C.E.Fr. | Rare | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
Codd, L.E. 1985. Lamiaceae. In: O.A. Leistner (ed). Flora of Southern Africa 28 Part 4:1-240. Botanical Research Institute, Pretoria.
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.
Van Jaarsveld, E.J. 2006. The southern African Plectranthus and the art of turning shade to glade. Fernwood Press, Simons Town.
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Citation |
| Scott-Shaw, C.R. & Raimondo, D. 2008. Plectranthus oertendahlii T.C.E.Fr. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/13 |
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