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Scientific Name | Lobostemon regulariflorus (Ker Gawl.) M.H.Buys |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | BORAGINACEAE |
Synonyms | Echium formosum Pers., Echium grandiflorum Andrews, Echium regulareflorum Ker Gawl., Echium tubiferum Poir., Lobostemon formosus (Pers.) H.Buek, Lobostemon grandiflorus (Andrews) Levyns |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2006/08/16 |
Assessor(s) | M.H. Buys, N.A. Helme & D. Raimondo |
Justification | Known from less than five locations. It has lost habitat to vineyards and alien plant invasion and these remain potential threats. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Stellenbosch and Du Toit's Kloof Mountains. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Cape Winelands Shale Fynbos, Peninsula Granite Fynbos, Boland Granite Fynbos, Western Coastal Shale Band Vegetation |
Description | Mainly in moist, shaded kloofs, but not directly in water. |
Threats |
| Habitat loss, Invasive Alien Species (direct effects) |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Lobostemon regulareflorus (Ker Gawl.) M.H.Buys | VU D2 | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Lobostemon regulareflorus (Ker Gawl.) M.H.Buys | Rare | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | | Lobostemon grandiflorus (Andrews) 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 regulariflorus (Ker Gawl.) M.H.Buys. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/19 |
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