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Scientific Name | Manulea ramulosa Hilliard |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | SCROPHULARIACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Critically Endangered (Possibly Extinct) |
Assessment Date | 2007/05/19 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo |
Justification | Last collected in 1926, much of the area around Klawer is now under cultivation due to the introduction of irrigation schemes. The surrounding mountain slopes have also been severely overgrazed by livestock. This species may be extinct. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Klawer. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Bokkeveld Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Rocky hills in sandy areas. |
Threats |
| Severe overgrazing by livestock. Since 1990 vineyard cultivation has resulted in 38 % of habitat being lost. |
Population |
Population trend | Unknown |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Manulea ramulosa Hilliard | Critically Endangered (Possibly Extinct) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Manulea ramulosa Hilliard | Indeterminate | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
Hilliard, O.M. 1994. The Manuleae: a tribe of Scrophulariaceae. Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh.
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 ramulosa Hilliard. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/31 |
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