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Scientific Name | Freylinia densiflora Benth. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | SCROPHULARIACEAE |
Synonyms | Freylinia decurrens Levyns ex Van Jaarsv., Freylinia undulata (L.f.) Benth. var. carinata Benth., Freylinia undulata (L.f.) Benth. var. densiflora (Benth.) Hiern, Freylinia undulata (L.f.) Benth. var. macrophylla Hiern, Freylinia undulata (L.f.) Benth. var. planifolia Drège |
Common Names | Eastern Honey-bells (e) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2021/03/03 |
Assessor(s) | E.J. van Jaarsveld, D. Raimondo & I. Ebrahim |
Justification | A widespread species which has an extent of occurrence (EOO) of 22 427 km², with several subpopulations occurring in protected areas. It is not known to be declining and is therefore assessed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | This species occurs from the Montagu district to Grahamstown. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos |
Description | It occupies a wide range of vegetation types including fynbos, grassy fynbos, semi-arid renosterveld and succulent karoo and it is usually found on rocky exposed mountain slopes. |
Threats |
| The main threats to the species include the spread of invasive alien plant species, agricultural expansion and timber plantations. About 17% of this species' habitat has been irreversibly transformed. |
Population |
This species is known from many subpopulations with no significant declines in the number of subpopulations or mature individuals recorded. The overall population trend is stable.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Freylinia densiflora Benth. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Freylinia decurrens Levyns ex Van Jaarsv. | Indeterminate | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | | Freylinia decurrens Levyns ex Van Jaarsv. | Indeterminate | Hall et al. (1980) | |
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.
Hall, A.V., De Winter, M., De Winter, B. and Van Oosterhout, S.A.M. 1980. Threatened plants of southern Africa. South African National Scienctific Programmes Report 45. CSIR, Pretoria.
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., Raimondo, D. & Ebrahim, I. 2021. Freylinia densiflora Benth. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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