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Scientific Name | Salvia obtusata Thunb. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | LAMIACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v) |
Assessment Date | 2008/04/22 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo & A.P. Dold |
Justification | EOO 2300 km², six to 10 remaining locations are declining due to ongoing habitat loss to urban expansion around Coega, and coastal development east of Port Elizabeth. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape |
Range | Port Elizabeth to Addo. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Sundays Valley Thicket |
Description | Unknown. This species' habitat preferences are not described in the literature (Codd 1985), nor are there any habitat notes on the few specimens of this species. |
Threats |
| Industrial and housing development around Coega, and coastal development East of Port Elizabeth are causing severe, rapid and ongoing losses. |
Population |
This species is rare and known from very few collections. Field surveys are urgently needed to relocate wild populations as it is likely to be disappearing due to habitat loss.
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Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Salvia obtusata Thunb. | VU B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Codd, L.E. 1985. Lamiaceae. In: O.A. Leistner (ed). Flora of Southern Africa 28 Part 4:1-240. Botanical Research Institute, Pretoria.
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.
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 |
| Raimondo, D. & Dold, A.P. 2008. Salvia obtusata Thunb. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/06/08 |
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