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Scientific Name | Chaenostoma platysepalum (Hiern) Kornhall |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | SCROPHULARIACEAE |
Synonyms | Sutera humifusa Hiern, Sutera pallescens Hiern, Sutera platysepala Hiern |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2006/11/20 |
Assessor(s) | J.E. Victor |
Justification | A habitat specialist which is not threatened due to the inaccessibility of its habitat. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | KwaZulu-Natal |
Range | Entumeni to the Uvongo River. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Eastern Valley Bushveld, Scarp Forest |
Description | Crevices in cliffs at the upper margins of forest patches, often in river gorges, or under overhanging rocks on steep grassy slopes, 450-850 m. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Chaenostoma platysepalum (Hiern) Kornhall | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Sutera platysepala Hiern | Not Threatened | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
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.
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Citation |
| Victor, J.E. 2006. Chaenostoma platysepalum (Hiern) Kornhall. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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