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Scientific Name | Melanospermum swazicum Hilliard |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | SCROPHULARIACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2018/11/14 |
Assessor(s) | J.E. Victor |
Justification | Known from one site in South Africa. Not threatened due to the inaccessibility of its habitat. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | KwaZulu-Natal |
Range | Ngome in KwaZulu-Natal, also occurs in Swaziland. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Grassland |
Description | Moist shaded peaty soil in the shelter of granite rocks, between 1050-1375m. |
Threats |
| No threats. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Melanospermum swazicum Hilliard | LC | 2020.1 | | Melanospermum swazicum Hilliard | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Melanospermum swazicum Hilliard | Rare | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
Hilliard, O.M. 1994. The Manuleae: a tribe of Scrophulariaceae. Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh.
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
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 |
| Victor, J.E. 2018. Melanospermum swazicum Hilliard. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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