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Scientific Name | Pelargonium suburbanum Clifford ex C.Boucher subsp. suburbanum |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | GERANIACEAE |
Synonyms | Pelargonium urbanum (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Steud. (in part), Pelargonium urbanum (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Steud. var. pinnatifidum Harv. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable B1ab(ii,iii,v) |
Assessment Date | 2007/03/06 |
Assessor(s) | J.E. Victor & A.P. Dold |
Justification | EOO 2400 km², less than 10 locations remain after >30% of this species' habitat has been transformed for urban development and agriculture (over a period longer than three generations), and decline continues. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape |
Range | Humansdorp to Port Elizabeth. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Algoa Sandstone Fynbos, Kouga Grassy Sandstone Fynbos, Tsitsikamma Sandstone Fynbos, Southern Cape Dune Fynbos, St Francis Dune Thicket, Kasouga Dune Thicket |
Description | Between low scrub and sand dunes on lowland flats in areas with an annual rainfall of 400-800 mm. |
Threats |
| Habitat loss, Habitat degradation, Invasive Alien Species (direct effects) |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Pelargonium suburbanum Clifford ex C.Boucher subsp. suburbanum | VU B1ab(ii,iii,v) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Pelargonium suburbanum Clifford ex C.Boucher subsp. suburbanum | Insufficiently Known | 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.
Van der Walt, J.J.A. and Boucher, C.A. 1986. A taxonomic revision of the section Myrrhidium of Pelargonium (Geraniaceae) in southern Africa. South African Journal of Botany 52(5):438-462.
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Citation |
| Victor, J.E. & Dold, A.P. 2007. Pelargonium suburbanum Clifford ex C.Boucher subsp. suburbanum. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2024/10/08 |
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