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Scientific Name | Dicliptera gillilandiorum (K.Balkwill) I.Darbysh. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ACANTHACEAE |
Synonyms | Dicliptera gillilandiorum (K.Balkwill) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt, Peristrophe gillilandiorum K.Balkwill |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2019/03/11 |
Assessor(s) | J.E. Victor & L. von Staden |
Justification | Known from a restricted range (EOO 270 km²), all recent records in South Africa have been collected from within the Maphungubwe National Park. It has historic records from outside of the park these areas need to be surveyed to determine if this species still occurs outside of protected areas. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Limpopo |
Range | Limpopo River Valley, in Zimbabwe and Limpopo Province between Beit Bridge and the confluence of the Limpopo and Shashe rivers. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Limpopo Ridge Bushveld, Musina Mopane Bushveld, Subtropical Alluvial Vegetation |
Description | Various habitats within mopane bushveld, including rocky hillsides and clay flats. |
Threats |
| All recently collected records for this species within South Africa are within a protected area. The situation of subpopulations in Zimbabwe is not known, but the area appears untransformed on satellite images (Google Earth). According to Balkwill, 1996 it only recorded from Sentinel Ranch in Zimbabwe. Balkwill, 1996 also notes that it does occur on clay flats that have been transformed to crops. Crop cultivation is a past threat to South African populations. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Dicliptera gillilandiorum (K.Balkwill) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt | Rare | 2014.1 | | Peristrophe gillilandiorum K.Balkwill | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Peristrophe gillilandiorum K.Balkwill | Indeterminate | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
Balkwill, K. 1996. A synopsis of Peristrophe (Acanthaceae) in southern Africa. Bothalia 26(2):83-93.
Balkwill, K., Cadman, M.J. and Getliffe Norris, F. 1985. Taxonomic studies in the Acanthaceae: new species of Peristrophe from the Limpopo Valley. South African Journal of Botany 51(6):485-488.
Darbyshire, I., Vollesen, K. and Kelbessa, E. 2015. Acanthaceae (Part 2). Flora Zambesiaca 8(6):1-314.
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
Manning, J.C. and Goldblatt, P. 2012. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape Flora. Strelitzia 29. South African National Biodiversity 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.
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Citation |
| Victor, J.E. & von Staden, L. 2019. Dicliptera gillilandiorum (K.Balkwill) I.Darbysh. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2024/10/08 |
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