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Scientific Name | Streptocarpus molweniensis Hilliard subsp. molweniensis |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | GESNERIACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2006/10/16 |
Assessor(s) | J.E. Victor |
Justification | Three known locations are potentially threatened by urban expansion. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | KwaZulu-Natal |
Range | Eskotene Kloof near the Molweni River. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Scarp Forest |
Description | Scarp forests in kloofs. |
Threats |
| Habitat loss |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Streptocarpus molweniensis Hilliard subsp. molweniensis | VU D2 | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Streptocarpus molweniensis Hilliard | Lower Risk - Least Concern | Scott-Shaw (1999) | |
Bibliography |
Hilliard, O.M. and Burtt, B.L. 1971. Streptocarpus: an African plant study. University of Natal Press, Pietermaritzburg.
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 |
| Victor, J.E. 2006. Streptocarpus molweniensis Hilliard subsp. molweniensis. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/14 |
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