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Scientific Name | Dicoma kurumanii S.Ortiz & Netnou |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ASTERACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2017/08/29 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Dicoma kurumanii is a widely distributed, but poorly known and apparently very rare species. It is not suspected to be in danger of extinction, but more field surveys are needed to confirm this. It is therefore listed under the IUCN 3.1 Criteria, globally, as Least Concern but is nationally categorised as Rare. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape, North West |
Range | This species is endemic to South Africa, and occurs from Kuruman in the Northern Cape to the Molopo River on the border with Botswana. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Molopo Bushveld, Kuruman Thornveld, Kuruman Mountain Bushveld |
Description | Its specific habitat requirements are unknown: it is not described in the literature or on specimens. |
Threats |
| At both known locations, there are no threats to Dicoma kurumanii. It possibly also occurs in intervening areas, but without precise records, potential threats are difficult to infer. |
Population |
This species is known from only two collections, ±200 km apart. It occurs in a remote and botanically poorly explored area and may be overlooked, but one recent collection suggests that it is rare. More field surveys are needed to gain a better understanding of the size and extent of the population.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Dicoma kurumanii S.Ortiz & Netnou | Rare | 2020.1 | | Dicoma kurumanii S.Ortiz & Netnou | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Ortiz, S. and Netnou, N.C. 2005. A new species of Dicoma (Asteraceae, Mutisieae) from South Africa. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 147(4):509-513.
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.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2017. Dicoma kurumanii S.Ortiz & Netnou. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/01/18 |
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