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Scientific Name | Lobelia valida L.Bolus |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | LOBELIACEAE |
Common Names | Galjoenblom (a) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v)+2ab(ii,iii,iv,v) |
Assessment Date | 2007/05/28 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo |
Justification | EOO 460 km², AOO<460 km², less than 10 known locations are declining due to alien plant invasion of the habitat and coastal development. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | De Hoop to Stilbaai. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Blombos Strandveld, Overberg Dune Strandveld, Canca Limestone Fynbos, De Hoop Limestone Fynbos, Agulhas Limestone Fynbos, Albertinia Sand Fynbos, Hartenbos Dune Thicket |
Description | Coastal limestone hills. |
Threats |
| Invasive Alien Species (direct effects), Habitat loss |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Lobelia valida L.Bolus | VU B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v)+2ab(ii,iii,iv,v) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Lobelia valida L.Bolus | VU D2 | Victor (2002) | | Lobelia valida L.Bolus | Indeterminate | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
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.
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.
Victor, J.E. 2002. South Africa. In: J.S. Golding (ed), Southern African plant Red Data Lists. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report 14 (pp. 93-120), SABONET, Pretoria.
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Citation |
| Raimondo, D. 2007. Lobelia valida L.Bolus. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/22 |
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