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Scientific Name | Manulea ovatifolia Hilliard |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | SCROPHULARIACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2007/05/19 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo |
Justification | A range-restricted Piketberg endemic with an extent of occurrence (EOO) of 190 km². Although last collected by Esterhuysen in 1963, all three historical sites are well described, easy to trace and occur on rocky habitat that is not threatened. It is therefore listed under the IUCN 3.1 Criteria, globally, as Least Concern but is nationally categorised as Rare. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | This species occurs in the Piketberg Mountain. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Piketberg Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Plants grow in rocky slopes. |
Threats |
| This species has no reported threats. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Manulea ovatifolia Hilliard | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Manulea ovatifolia Hilliard | Rare | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
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.
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 ovatifolia Hilliard. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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