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Scientific Name | Adenogramma natans J.C.Manning & Goldblatt |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | MOLLUGINACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Critically Rare |
Assessment Date | 2014/05/05 |
Assessor(s) | J.C. Manning & D. Raimondo |
Justification | A recently discovered, cryptic species, currently known from one subpopulation protected in a private nature reserve. It is therefore listed under the IUCN 3.1. criteria as Least Concern but is nationally recognised as Critically Rare. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | It is found at the foot of the Elandsberg Mountains, near Bo-Hermon. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Freshwater |
Major habitats | Swartland Alluvium Fynbos |
Description | It occurs in shallow seasonal streams. |
Threats |
| This species occurs in a well-managed private protected area where there are no threats to the population. |
Population |
Adenogramma species are generally very poorly collected, but being of insignificant character are easily overlooked, but they may also be truly rare (Manning et al. 2011). More surveys are needed to determine whether any other subpopulations exist.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Adenogramma natans J.C.Manning & Goldblatt | Critically Rare | 2014.1 | |
Bibliography |
Manning, J.C., Goldblatt, P. and Forest, F. 2011. MOLLUGINACEAE: Adenogramma natans, a remarkable new aquatic species from the Western Cape, South Africa. Bothalia 41(1):189-193.
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Citation |
| Manning, J.C. & Raimondo, D. 2014. Adenogramma natans J.C.Manning & Goldblatt. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2024/10/06 |
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