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Scientific Name | Alepidea longeciliata Schinz ex Dummer |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | APIACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Endangered A2c |
Assessment Date | 2009/04/15 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden, M. Lötter & P.J.D. Winter |
Justification | A population reduction of at least 50% is suspected based on 55.6% habitat loss within the known range of this species in the past 60-75 years (generation length 20-25 years). It remains under severe pressure, with development and mining applications on 78% of its remaining habitat, and this species is expected to continue to decline. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Mpumalanga |
Range | Between Breyten, Lothair, Middelburg and Stoffberg. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Eastern Highveld Grassland |
Description | Grassland, Karoo Sandstone, above 1600 m. Possibly associated with edges of pans. |
Threats |
| This species' range (EOO) is already 55.6% transformed, mainly by crop cultivation. As the habitat is poorly known, a direct estimate of habitat loss cannot yet be made, but is suspected to be over 50%. Habitat loss is likely to continue, as this area is particularly targeted for mining and development. There are mining/development applications on about 78.8% of the remaining habitat (M. Lötter pers. comm., based on Mpumalanga Parks and Tourism Agency spatial data). Spreading invasive alien plants, particularly wattles, are likely to also cause ongoing habitat loss and degradation (P.J.D. Winter pers. comm.). |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Alepidea longeciliata Schinz ex Dummer | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
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.
Weimarck, H. 1949. A revision of the genus Alepidea. Botaniska Notiser 4:217-268.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L., Lötter, M. & Winter, P.J.D. 2009. Alepidea longeciliata Schinz ex Dummer. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/03/22 |
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