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Scientific Name | Jamesbrittenia phlogiflora (Benth.) Hilliard |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | SCROPHULARIACEAE |
Synonyms | Chaenostoma phlogiflorum (Benth.) Wettst. ex Diels, Lyperia phlogiflora Benth., Sutera phlogiflora (Benth.) Hiern (in part) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2020/02/28 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Jamesbrittenia phlogiflora has a restricted distribution range, with an extent of occurrence (EOO) of 7450 km². It has been rarely recorded, but may be overlooked, as its range is botanically poorly explored. It has no severe threats and is therefore not suspected to be in danger of extinction. It is listed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape |
Range | This species is endemic to the Eastern Cape of South Africa, where it occurs from Fort Beaufort to Butterworth and East London. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | South Eastern Coastal Thornveld, Bhisho Thornveld, Eastern Valley Bushveld, Southern Coastal Forest, Scarp Forest, Southern Mistbelt Forest, Umtiza Forest Thicket, Fish Valley Thicket, Escarpment Mesic Thicket, Buffels Valley Thicket, Buffels Mesic Thicket, Albany Valley Thicket |
Description | It is localized to forest margins and bush clumps. |
Threats |
| There are no known threats to Jamesbrittenia phlogiflora. |
Population |
There is no information available on the population of this species.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Jamesbrittenia phlogiflora (Benth.) 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. 2020. Jamesbrittenia phlogiflora (Benth.) Hilliard. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/19 |
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