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Scientific Name | Streptocarpus breviflos (C.B.Clarke) C.B.Clarke |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | GESNERIACEAE |
Synonyms | Streptocarpus saundersii Hook. var. breviflos C.B.Clarke |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Data Deficient - Taxonomically Problematic |
Assessment Date | 2016/10/07 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | The only known collection of this species resembles Streptocarpus sandersonii, but S. sandersonii is a coastal species, while this species is reported to have been found in the Free State (Hilliard and Burtt 1971). It is possibly a mistaken locality, as plants were in cultivation prior to its description. This species is too poorly known to assess its risk of extinction, and probably does not warrant recognition as a separate taxon. Hilliard and Burtt (1971) did not synonymise the species due to uncertainty around its origin and a lack of good herbarium specimens, but placed it under excluded and doubtful names. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Free State |
Range | Unknown, the type specimen indicates that it was collected at an unspecified locality in the Free State, but this may be a mistake (Hilliard and Burtt 1971). |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Description | Unknown. |
Population |
Population trend | Unknown |
Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2016. Streptocarpus breviflos (C.B.Clarke) C.B.Clarke. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version 2017.1. Accessed on 2019/12/06 |
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