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Scientific Name | Selago bolusii Rolfe |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | SCROPHULARIACEAE |
Synonyms | Selago distans Lindl., not of E.Mey. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2019/11/11 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo & V.R. Clark |
Justification | Selago bolusii is an endemic to the Great Escarpment Mountains of the Eastern Cape, with an extent of occurrence (EOO) of 16 156 km². It is known from at least 15 subpopulations and likely to be under collected, this species has no recorded threats. It is therefore listed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | This species is endemic to South Africa and is found in Graaff-Reinet, Sneeuberg and Oudeberg mountains and east to the Stormberg. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Upper Karoo Hardeveld, Karoo Escarpment Grassland |
Description | It occupies rocky areas on cliffs or mountain summits, among boulders. |
Threats |
| There are no threats to Selago bolusii. It occurs in habitats where it is sheltered from anthropogenic impacts. |
Population |
This species was regularly recorded during the Great Escarpment Biodiversity Project that surveyed all mountains within its range between 2005 and 2015.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Selago bolusii Rolfe | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Bredenkamp, C. In prep. Conspectus of the flora of the Eastern cape. Strelitzia.
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.
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.
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Citation |
| Raimondo, D. & Clark, V.R. 2019. Selago bolusii Rolfe. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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