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Scientific Name | Manulea annua (Hiern) Hilliard |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | SCROPHULARIACEAE |
Synonyms | Chaenostoma annuum Schltr. ex Hiern (in part), excluding var. laxum Schltr. ex Hiern, Chaenostoma divaricatum Diels, Sutera annua (Schltr. ex Hiern) Hiern var. annua (in part), as to Schlechter 8567 & 10768, Sutera divaricata (Diels) Hiern |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Near Threatened B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v) |
Assessment Date | 2007/05/18 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo |
Justification | EOO 2600 km², known from 15 locations from the Olifants River Valley and Sandveld. Threatened by the ongoing conversion of its habitat for rooibos tea and potato cultivation. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Pakhuis Pass to Porterville. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos |
Description | Hillsides and valley bottoms, usually in damp sandy places. |
Threats |
| Potato farming and Rooibos tea cultivation are causing ongoing loss to this species habitat. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Manulea annua (Hiern) Hilliard | NT B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Manulea annua (Hiern) Hilliard | Not Threatened | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | | Sutera divaricata (Diels) Hiern | Uncertain | 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.
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 |
| Raimondo, D. 2007. Manulea annua (Hiern) Hilliard. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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