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Scientific Name | Jamesbrittenia kraussiana (Bernh.) Hilliard |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | SCROPHULARIACEAE |
Synonyms | Chaenostoma kraussianum Bernh., Lyperia kraussiana (Bernh.) Benth., Manulea kraussiana (Bernh.) Kuntze, Sutera kraussiana (Bernh.) Hiern (in part), Sutera kraussiana (Bernh.) Hiern var. kraussiana (in part), excluding Manulea pinnatifida, Sutera kraussiana (Bernh.) Hiern var. latifolia (Bernh.) Hiern (in part) |
Common Names | Kerriebos (a), Usikisiki Lwehlathi (z) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2018/10/01 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Jamesbrittenia kraussiana is a widespread and common species with an extent of occurrence (EOO) of 28 376 km². It is not in danger of extinction, and is therefore listed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal |
Range | This species is endemic to South Africa, and is found along the KwaZulu-Natal and Eastern Cape coast from the Umfolozi River to East London. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Eastern Valley Bushveld, KwaZulu-Natal Sandstone Sourveld, KwaZulu-Natal Hinterland Thornveld, Moist Coast Hinterland Grassland, Dry Coast Hinterland Grassland, Northern Coastal Forest, Southern Coastal Forest, Scarp Forest, Southern Mistbelt Forest, Transkei Coastal Belt, Pondoland-Ugu Sandstone Coastal Sourveld, KwaZulu-Natal Coastal Belt Grassland, Hamburg Dune Thicket |
Description | It is localized to grassy or scrubby habitats in forest margins. |
Threats |
| Historically, Jamesbrittenia kraussiana has lost habitat to coastal development and urban expansion along the KwaZulu-Natal south coast and inland around Durban. There is ongoing, sporadic habitat loss in KwaZulu-Natal. |
Population |
A large number of recent field observations indicate that this species is still common.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Jamesbrittenia kraussiana (Bernh.) Hilliard | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Hilliard, O.M. 1994. The Manuleae: a tribe of Scrophulariaceae. Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh.
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. 2018. Jamesbrittenia kraussiana (Bernh.) Hilliard. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/19 |
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