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Scientific Name | Selago tenuis E.Mey. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | SCROPHULARIACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Data Deficient - Insufficient Information |
Assessment Date | 2018/05/14 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo, P.F. Matlamela, D.A. Kamundi & L. von Staden |
Justification | Selago tenuis is a rare and very poorly known species that has been collected twice. It is possibly rare and overlooked, but may also be threatened outside of protected areas. Current data suggests that it may be a range-restricted endemic, but the size, extent and current trend of the population is not known. Therefore, its risk of extinction cannot be assessed at present. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | This species is endemic to South Africa, and is found in Namaqualand, however, its precise distribution range is unknown. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Namaqualand Klipkoppe Shrubland |
Description | It occurs on steep slopes. |
Threats |
| Selago tenuis is very poorly known, and reasons for its apparent rarity are not clear. It is possibly threatened outside of the Namaqua National Park, but field surveys are needed to confirm this. |
Population |
It was previously only known from the type specimen, collected somewhere in the vicinity of the Kamiesberg around 1830. In 2005, it was found in the Namaqua National Park. It remains poorly known, and may be overlooked.
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Population trend | Unknown |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Selago tenuis E.Mey. | Data Deficient | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Hilliard, O.M. 1999. The tribe Selagineae (Scrophulariaceae). Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh/Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh/Kew.
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., Matlamela, P.F., Kamundi, D.A. & von Staden, L. 2018. Selago tenuis E.Mey. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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