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Scientific Name | Thesium jeanae Brenan |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | SANTALACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2007/05/24 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo & C.R. Scott-Shaw |
Justification | A poorly known species from an under-explored area. Only one record from the Lebombo Mountains is known, but it is likely to occur at a few other places within the range. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | KwaZulu-Natal |
Range | Lebombo Mountains. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Southern Lebombo Bushveld |
Description | Savanna, rocky, open woodland, 430 m. |
Threats |
No known threats. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | Thesium jeanae Brenan | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | Thesium jeanae Brenan | Data Deficient | Scott-Shaw (1999) | Thesium jeanae Brenan | Insufficiently Known | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
Brenan, J.P.M. 1979. Three new species of Thesium (Santalaceae) from South Africa. Kew Bulletin 33(3):395-397.
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African 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.
Scott-Shaw, C.R. 1999. Rare and threatened plants of KwaZulu-Natal and neighbouring regions. KwaZulu-Natal Nature Conservation Service, Pietermaritzburg.
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Citation |
Raimondo, D. & Scott-Shaw, C.R. 2007. Thesium jeanae Brenan. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/02/11 |