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Scientific Name | Drosera regia Stephens |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | DROSERACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2011/03/29 |
Assessor(s) | N.A. Helme, R. Koopman & L. von Staden |
Justification | A highly localized (EOO 60 km²) habitat specialist. This species' habitat is well protected and it is not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Bain's Kloof and Slanghoek mountains. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Freshwater |
Major habitats | Hawequas Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Damp, swampy areas at high altitudes. |
Threats |
| Potentially threatened by collecting at well-known localities, but this is unlikely to cause a significant decline to the population as many plants are likely to occur in inaccessible sites within the rugged mountains where this species is found. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Drosera regia Stephens | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Drosera regia Stephens | Rare | 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.
Obermeyer, A.A. 1970. Droseraceae. In: L.E. Codd, B. De Winter, D.J.B. Killick and H.B. Rycroft (eds). Flora of southern Africa 13:187-201. 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.
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Citation |
| Helme, N.A., Koopman, R. & von Staden, L. 2011. Drosera regia Stephens. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/15 |
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