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Scientific Name | Selago longicalyx Hilliard |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | SCROPHULARIACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2013/01/21 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo & L. von Staden |
Justification | A poorly collected species currently recorded only from 10 locations, but highly likely to be undercollected. Occurs in a relatively wide range (EOO 8771 km²). No threats to this species have been recorded. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga |
Range | Ngome, Utrecht, Majuba, Nhlazatshe near Vryheid and Wakkerstroom. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Forest |
Description | Rocky grassland near forest margins. |
Threats |
| This species occurs mostly either in reserves or on privately own cattle farms and is unlikely to be under any threat. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Selago longicalyx Hilliard | Rare | 2012.1 | | Selago longicalyx Hilliard | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Selago longicalyx Hilliard | Data Deficient | Scott-Shaw (1999) | | Selago longicalyx Hilliard | Indeterminate | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
Hilliard, O.M. 1999. The tribe Selagineae (Scrophulariaceae). Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh/Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh/Kew.
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.
Scott-Shaw, C.R. 1999. Rare and threatened plants of KwaZulu-Natal and neighbouring regions. KwaZulu-Natal Nature Conservation Service, Pietermaritzburg.
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Citation |
| Raimondo, D. & von Staden, L. 2013. Selago longicalyx Hilliard. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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