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Scientific Name | Hyobanche fulleri E.Phillips |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | OROBANCHACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Critically Endangered A2c; B1ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v)+2ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v) |
Assessment Date | 2016/04/13 |
Assessor(s) | H. Mtshali, A.D. Wolfe & D. Raimondo |
Justification | Restricted to the coastline between Durban and Port Edward (EOO and AOO<215 km²). This species has lost over 80% of its habitat to coastal development and associated dune stabilization over the past 40 years. Plants are long-lived, generation time is estimated to be 30 years. Subpopulations have been fragmented due to coastal developments. Dunes around developments are planted up to prevent erosion, as this species requires fire and flooding to recruit, stabilization of its dune habit is detrimental to its ecology and is likely to be causing an ongoing decline in the population. There are four known remaining extant locations and are threatened by ongoing habitat degradation as a result of land pollution. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | KwaZulu-Natal |
Range | Durban to Port Edward. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Pondoland-Ugu Sandstone Coastal Sourveld, KwaZulu-Natal Coastal Belt Grassland, Subtropical Seashore Vegetation |
Description | Sandy soils within 1 km of the coast. |
Threats |
| No threats, Habitat loss, Pollution (affecting habitat and/or species) |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Hyobanche fulleri E.Phillips | CR A2c; B1ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Phillips, E.P. 1923. Hyobanche fulleri. Flowering Plants of Africa 3:t. 89.
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 |
| Mtshali, H., Wolfe, A.D. & Raimondo, D. 2016. Hyobanche fulleri E.Phillips. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/18 |
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