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Scientific Name | Lobostemon gracilis Levyns |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | BORAGINACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Near Threatened D2 |
Assessment Date | 2006/08/17 |
Assessor(s) | M.H. Buys, N.A. Helme & D. Raimondo |
Justification | Known from seven locations and potentially threatened by vineyard expansion. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Worcester to Robertson and Jonaskop. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos |
Description | Transitional zones between montane fynbos and mountain renosterveld, mainly in disturbed habitats. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Lobostemon gracilis Levyns | NT D2 | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Lobostemon gracilis Levyns | Vulnerable | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | | Lobostemon gracilis Levyns | Uncertain | Hall et al. (1980) | |
Bibliography |
Goldblatt, P. and Manning, J.C. 2000. Cape Plants: A conspectus of the Cape Flora of South Africa. Strelitzia 9. National Botanical Institute, Cape Town.
Hall, A.V., De Winter, M., De Winter, B. and Van Oosterhout, S.A.M. 1980. Threatened plants of southern Africa. South African National Scienctific Programmes Report 45. CSIR, Pretoria.
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.
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Citation |
| Buys, M.H., Helme, N.A. & Raimondo, D. 2006. Lobostemon gracilis Levyns. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/19 |
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