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Scientific Name | Selago comptonii Hilliard |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | SCROPHULARIACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2008/03/17 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo, P.F. Matlamela & D.A. Kamundi |
Justification | Known from a restricted area in the Little Karoo (EOO 400 km²) from two subpopulations, this species has no recorded threats. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Rooiberg to Oudtshoorn. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | South Rooiberg Sandstone Fynbos, North Rooiberg Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Arid rocky slopes, 615-915 m. |
Threats |
| No threats. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Selago comptonii Hilliard | Rare | 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.
Vlok, J. and Schutte-Vlok, A.L. 2010. Plants of the Klein Karoo. Umdaus Press, Hatfield.
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Citation |
| Raimondo, D., Matlamela, P.F. & Kamundi, D.A. 2008. Selago comptonii Hilliard. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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