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Scientific Name | Chaenostoma rotundifolium Benth. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | SCROPHULARIACEAE |
Synonyms | Sutera rotundifolia (Benth.) Kuntze |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2019/11/11 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo |
Justification | Chaenostoma rotundifolium is a widespread species, with an extent of occurrence (EOO) of 56 159 km². It is common, and has no severe threats, and is therefore not suspected to be in danger of extinction. It is listed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Northern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | This species is endemic to South Africa, and is widespread across the eastern Great Karoo, extending to the high mountains of the Eastern Cape interior, from Beaufort West to the Sneeuberg and northwards to Griekwastad. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Eastern Upper Karoo, Upper Karoo Hardeveld |
Description | It occurs in crevices on cliff faces and in rocky outcrops. |
Threats |
| Chaenostoma rotundifolium has no severe threats. |
Population |
There is no information available on the population of this species.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Chaenostoma rotundifolium Benth. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Hilliard, O.M. 1994. The Manuleae: a tribe of Scrophulariaceae. Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh.
Magee, A.R. and Boatwright, J.S. (eds). In prep. Plants of the Karoo: A Conspectus of the Nama-Karoo and Adjacent Summer-Rainfall Regions of the Northern and Western Cape Provinces. Strelitzia.
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. 2019. Chaenostoma rotundifolium Benth. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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