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Scientific Name | Callilepis leptophylla Harv. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ASTERACEAE |
Common Names | Bergbitterbossie (a), Wild Daisy (e) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2016/06/28 |
Assessor(s) | J.E. Victor |
Justification | A widespread species (EOO 156 000 km²) that is declining as a result of overexploitation for the medicinal plant trade. The extent of the decline is currently unknown. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga |
Range | Widespread in eastern half of South Africa. Also in Swaziland. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Grassland, Savanna |
Description | Grassland or open woodland, often on rocky outcrops or rocky hill slopes. |
Threats |
| Muthi collection - not yet severe enough to list as threatened. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Notes |
| Reported to be used by the Manyika as a remedy for cough, fever, "bad blood" and as a tonic. |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Callilepis leptophylla Harv. | Declining | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Callilepis leptophylla Harv. | Not Threatened | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
Claassen, C. 1969. Callilepis leptophylla. Flowering Plants of Africa 39:t. 1554.
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.
Retief, E. and Herman, P.P.J. 1997. Plants of the northern provinces of South Africa: keys and diagnostic characters. Strelitzia 6. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
Swanepoel, D.P. 1997. The medicinal value of the southern African Asteraceae. University of Pretoria, Pretoria.
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Citation |
| Victor, J.E. 2016. Callilepis leptophylla Harv. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/07/05 |
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