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Scientific Name | Selago peduncularis E.Mey. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | SCROPHULARIACEAE |
Synonyms | Selago lepidioides Rolfe, Selago woodii Rolfe |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2020/11/30 |
Assessor(s) | J.E. Victor & C.R. Scott-Shaw |
Justification | Selago peduncularis is widespread with an extent of occurrence (EOO) of 7500 km². It is not known to be declining, and is therefore listed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal |
Range | This species is endemic to South Africa, and is a Pondoland endemic, found from Oribi Gorge to Magwa Gorge. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Pondoland-Ugu Sandstone Coastal Sourveld |
Description | It occurs in flats and gentle slopes in coastal grassland. |
Threats |
| Pondoland Coastal grasslands are extensively transformed by heavy grazing and subsistence agriculture, however, in spite of this, Selago peduncularis is still relatively common and does not appear to be declining. |
Population |
There is no information available on the population of this species.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Selago peduncularis E.Mey. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Selago peduncularis E.Mey. | Lower Risk - Near Threatened | Scott-Shaw (1999) | | Selago peduncularis E.Mey. | Insufficiently Known | 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 |
| Victor, J.E. & Scott-Shaw, C.R. 2020. Selago peduncularis E.Mey. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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