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Scientific Name | Justicia saxatilis (Munday) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ACANTHACEAE |
Synonyms | Monechma saxatile Munday |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2008/03/20 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo |
Justification | A range-restricted species (EOO 300 km²), known from four collections. Not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | Pofadder. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Desert, Succulent Karoo |
Description | South-facing slopes of rocky gneiss hills. |
Threats |
| No threats. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Monechma saxatile Munday | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Monechma saxatile Munday | Rare | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
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. 2014. Synopsis of the genus Justicia L. (Acanthaceae) in southern Africa, with eight new combinations for species of Adhatoda Miller and Monechma Hochts. Bothalia 44(1):#169.
Munday, J. 1995. Monechma. In: O.A. Leistner (ed). Flora of southern Africa 30 Part 3: Acanthaceae, Fascicle 1: Justiciinae:47-61. National Botanical 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 |
| Raimondo, D. 2008. Justicia saxatilis (Munday) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version 2020.1. Accessed on 2023/12/04 |
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