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Scientific Name | Chaenostoma longipedicellatum (Hilliard) Kornhall |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | SCROPHULARIACEAE |
Synonyms | Sutera longipedicellata Hilliard |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2020/02/04 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo & L. von Staden |
Justification | Chaenostoma longipedicellatum is range-restricted endemic to the Bokkeveld Escarpment, with an extent of occurrence (EOO) of 51 km². It is a poorly known species, but not suspected to be threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | This species is endemic to the Bokkeveld Escarpment around Nieuwoudtville. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Bokkeveld Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | It possibly occurs in rocky outcrops in sandstone fynbos. |
Population |
It is a rare, localized and poorly known species. There are only a few records, and it was last observed in 1995. Its exact habitat requirements are unknown, but it is suspected to occur in rocky outcrops (Hilliard 1994) where it is unlikely to be threatened, but field observations are needed to confirm this.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Chaenostoma longipedicellatum (Hilliard) Kornhall | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Sutera longipedicellata Hilliard | Insufficiently Known | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
Hilliard, O.M. 1994. The Manuleae: a tribe of Scrophulariaceae. Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh.
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
Kornhall, P. and Bremer, B. 2005. New circumscription of the tribe Limoselleae (Scrophulariaceae) that includes the taxa of the tribe Manuleeae. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 147(3):385-386.
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 |
| Raimondo, D. & von Staden, L. 2020. Chaenostoma longipedicellatum (Hilliard) Kornhall. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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