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Scientific Name | Glumicalyx apiculatus (E.Mey.) Hilliard & B.L.Burtt |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | SCROPHULARIACEAE |
Synonyms | Selago apiculata E.Mey., Walafrida apiculata (E.Mey.) Rolfe |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2008/07/23 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | A range-restricted (EOO 1850 km²) and apparently very rare species. However, it occurs in poorly explored, remote mountainous areas, and may be more common than the few collections indicate. It is unlikely to be threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape |
Range | Witteberge east of Lady Grey to Drakensberg above Elliot. Possibly also occurs in Lesotho. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Grassland |
Description | High altitude montane grassland. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Glumicalyx apiculatus (E.Mey.) Hilliard & B.L.Burtt | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Hilliard, O.M. and Burtt, B.L. 1977. Notes on some plants of Southern Africa chiefly from Natal: VI. Notes from the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh 35(2):155-177.
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 |
| von Staden, L. 2008. Glumicalyx apiculatus (E.Mey.) Hilliard & B.L.Burtt. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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