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Scientific Name | Freylinia vlokii Van Jaarsv. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | SCROPHULARIACEAE |
Common Names | Rooiberg Honey-bells (e) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Endangered D |
Assessment Date | 2021/02/28 |
Assessor(s) | E.J. van Jaarsveld, J.H. Vlok & D. Raimondo |
Justification | This species is known from one site (EOO <1 km²), where there are fewer than 250 mature individuals. This species is potentially threatened by groundwater extraction. It is therefore listed as Endangered under criterion D. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | It occurs in the Little Karoo, Rooiberg. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Western Gwarrieveld |
Description | Plants grow in south-facing screes in acidic soils derived from quartzitic sandstone in seasonally wet stream beds. |
Threats |
| This species has no current threats, but is potentially threatened by groundwater extraction. A proposed water extraction project was abandoned in 2001 due to the potential risk to this extremely rare and localized species, but as demand for water increases, commercial interests may outweigh conservation concerns. |
Population |
There is no information available on the population of this species.
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Population trend | Stable |
Conservation |
| The population occurs on privately owned land and has no formal protection. |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Freylinia vlokii Van Jaarsv. | EN D | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Freylinia vlokii Van Jaarsv. | Rare | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
Goldblatt, P. and Manning, J.C. 2000. Cape Plants: A conspectus of the Cape Flora of South Africa. Strelitzia 9. National Botanical Institute, Cape Town.
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
Manning, J.C., Maluleke, R., Ebrahim, I. and Helme, N.A. 2021. The genus Freylinia Pangella ex Colla (Scrophulariaceae: Teedieae): a re-assessment of the systematics and conservation status. South African Journal of Botany 142:352-369.
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.
Vlok, J. and Schutte-Vlok, A.L. 2010. Plants of the Klein Karoo. Umdaus Press, Hatfield.
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Citation |
| van Jaarsveld, E.J., Vlok, J.H. & Raimondo, D. 2021. Freylinia vlokii Van Jaarsv. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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