Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Huernia kennedyana Lavranos
Higher Classification
Dicotyledons
Family
APOCYNACEAE
National Status
Status and Criteria
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2019/11/04
Assessor(s)
D. Raimondo & A.P. Dold
Justification
Huernia kennedyana is a rare, range-restricted species, with an extent of occurrence (EOO) of 1027 km². It has no severe threats, and is therefore not suspected to be in danger of extinction. It is listed as Least Concern.
Distribution
Endemism
South African endemic
Provincial distribution
Eastern Cape
Range
This species is endemic to the Eastern Cape of South Africa, where it occurs in the mountains between Cradock and Pearston.
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Major habitats
Eastern Upper Karoo, Tarkastad Montane Shrubland, Karoo Escarpment Grassland, Escarpment Valley Thicket, Escarpment Arid Thicket
Description
It is localized to gravelly places and rock crevices on ridges, and also occasionally on flats.
Threats
Huernia kennedyana has no known threats.
Population

This species is among the most rare and localized of all Huernia species (Bruyns 2005). It is known from only a few records, but plants are cryptic and easily overlooked. The population trend is not known, but it is not suspected to be declining as this species has no severe threats.


Population trend
Stable
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Huernia kennedyana LavranosLC 2020.1
Huernia kennedyana LavranosRare Raimondo et al. (2009)
Huernia kennedyana LavranosVulnerable Hilton-Taylor (1996)
Huernia kennedyana LavranosIndeterminate Hall et al. (1980)
Bibliography

Bredenkamp, C. In prep. Conspectus of the flora of the Eastern cape. Strelitzia.


Bruyns, P.V. 2005. Stapeliads of southern Africa and Madagascar. (Vol. 1, pp. 1-330). Umdaus Press, Pretoria.


Hall, A.V., De Winter, M., De Winter, B. and Van Oosterhout, S.A.M. 1980. Threatened plants of southern Africa. South African National Scienctific Programmes Report 45. CSIR, Pretoria.


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. and Dold, A.P. 2003. Threatened plants of the Albany Centre of Floristic Endemism, South Africa. South African Journal of Science 99:437-446.


Citation
Raimondo, D. & Dold, A.P. 2019. Huernia kennedyana Lavranos. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2024/11/05

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