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Scientific Name | Dicliptera magaliesbergensis K.Balkwill |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ACANTHACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii) |
Assessment Date | 2018/10/02 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | EOO 1 801 km², AOO <1 800 km². Less than 10 remaining locations continue to decline due to ongoing destruction and degradation of riparian habitat. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Gauteng |
Range | Krugersdorp to Onderstepoort. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Carletonville Dolomite Grassland, Gold Reef Mountain Bushveld, Rand Highveld Grassland, Norite Koppies Bushveld, Gauteng Shale Mountain Bushveld |
Description | Riverine forest and bush. |
Threats |
| Invasive Alien Species (direct effects), Pollution (affecting habitat and/or species), Habitat loss |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Dicliptera magaliesbergensis K.Balkwill | Threatened | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Balkwill, K., Getliffe Norris, F. and Balkwill, M.-J. 1996. Systematic Studies in the Acanthaceae: Dicliptera in southern Africa. Kew Bulletin 51(1):1-61.
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. 2018. Dicliptera magaliesbergensis K.Balkwill. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version 2020.1. Accessed on 2023/12/01 |
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