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Scientific Name | Manulea chrysantha Hilliard |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | SCROPHULARIACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2019/11/11 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo |
Justification | Manulea chrysantha is a widely scattered species occurring in both the Great and Little Karoo, with an extent of occurrence (EOO) of 28 433 km². Only nine collections of this species exist, but it is likely to be easily overlooked and difficult to record being a small annual species that responds to the unpredictable rainfall of the Karoo. It is not suspected to be declining, and is therefore listed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | This species is endemic to South Africa, and is found in the Nuweveld Mountains through Great Karoo to Little Karoo. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Tanqua Karoo, Eastern Lower Karoo, Gamka Karoo, Uniondale Shale Renosterveld, Southern Karoo Riviere |
Description | It occurs in riverbeds and gravel patches. |
Threats |
| Manulea chrysantha is not suspected to be threatened. |
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 | | Manulea chrysantha Hilliard | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
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.
Magee, A.R. and Boatwright, J.S. (eds). In prep. Plants of the Karoo: A Conspectus of the Nama-Karoo and Adjacent Summer-Rainfall Regions of the Northern and Western Cape Provinces. Strelitzia.
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. 2019. Manulea chrysantha Hilliard. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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