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Scientific Name | Manulea corymbosa L.f. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | SCROPHULARIACEAE |
Synonyms | Manulea benthamiana Hiern (in part) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v)+2ab(ii,iii,iv,v) |
Assessment Date | 2007/04/12 |
Assessor(s) | R.C. Turner |
Justification | EOO <1880 km², this annual species' habitat has been severely fragmented and transformed by urban and coastal development, agriculture and encroachment from invasive alien vegetation. At least 30% of its habitat has been lost, decline is continuing. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Velddrif to the Cape Peninsula. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Cape Flats Dune Strandveld, Saldanha Flats Strandveld, Swartland Granite Renosterveld, Cape Flats Sand Fynbos, Atlantis Sand Fynbos |
Description | Sandy soils near the coast. |
Threats |
| Threatened by ongoing habitat loss as a result of coastal housing development, competition from alien invasive plants and expanding cultivation of wheat and vineyards. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Manulea corymbosa L.f. | VU B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v) | 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.
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 |
| Turner, R.C. 2007. Manulea corymbosa L.f. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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