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Scientific Name | Selago longiflora Rolfe |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | SCROPHULARIACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Endangered B1ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v) |
Assessment Date | 2007/09/21 |
Assessor(s) | C.R. Scott-Shaw & L. von Staden |
Justification | A restricted range species (EOO 120-230 km²), known from one location, but up to five other subpopulations might remain if suitable, untransformed habitat still exists in the vicinity of locations of old herbarium records. Forestry plantations and agriculture are causing ongoing destruction of habitat. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | KwaZulu-Natal |
Range | Cunningham's Castle above Byrne Valley, elsewhere in the Richmond and Mpendle districts. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Midlands Mistbelt Grassland |
Description | Mistbelt grassland, in scrubby forest margins, 900-1500 m. |
Threats |
| Habitat loss |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Selago longiflora Rolfe | EN B1ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Selago longiflora Rolfe | VU | Scott-Shaw (1999) | | Selago longiflora Rolfe | Vulnerable | 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.
Rolfe, R.A. 1901. Selagineae. In: W.T. Thiselton-Dyer (ed). Flora Capensis V Section I (Acanthaceae-Proteaceae):95-180. Lovell Reeve & Co., Ltd., London.
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 |
| Scott-Shaw, C.R. & von Staden, L. 2007. Selago longiflora Rolfe. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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