Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Melasma scabrum P.J.Bergius var. ovatum (E.Mey. ex Benth.) Hiern
Higher Classification
Dicotyledons
Family
OROBANCHACEAE
Synonyms
Melasma ovatum E.Mey. ex Benth., Nigrina ovatum (E.Mey. ex Benth.) Kuntze
National Status
Status and Criteria
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2006/05/22
Assessor(s)
F. Cholo
Distribution
Endemism
South African endemic
Provincial distribution
Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Population
Population trend
Stable
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Melasma scabrum P.J.Bergius var. ovatum (E.Mey. ex Benth.) HiernLeast Concern Raimondo et al. (2009)
Bibliography

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.


Sieben, E.J.J. 2009. The status and distribution of vascular plants (Magnoliophyta, Lycophyta, Pteridophyta). In: W.R.T. Darwall, K.G. Smith, D. Tweddle and P. Skelton (eds.), The status and distribution of freshwater biodiversity in southern Africa (pp. 83-98), IUCN and SAIAB, Gland, Switzerland and Grahamstown, South Africa.


Citation
Cholo, F. 2006. Melasma scabrum P.J.Bergius var. ovatum (E.Mey. ex Benth.) Hiern. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13

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