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Scientific Name | Cynoglossum obtusicalyx Retief & A.E.van Wyk |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | BORAGINACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2019/11/09 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo & D.A. Kamundi |
Justification | Cynoglossum obtusicalyx is a widespread, but rare and poorly known habitat specialist. It is possibly overlooked, and as it has no severe threats, it is not suspected to be in danger of extinction. It is therefore listed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | This species is endemic to South Africa, and it occurs from Calvinia southwards to Ceres, and eastwards to Beaufort West. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Hantam Karoo, Karoo Escarpment Grassland |
Description | It is localized to screes below cliffs in mountainous areas. |
Threats |
| There are no known threats to Cynoglossum obtusicalyx. |
Population |
This species is a rare and localized habitat specialist (Retief and Van Wyk 1996). There are very few records, scattered over a large area, but it is possibly overlooked, as its range is botanically poorly explored. The population is not suspected to be declining.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Cynoglossum obtusicalyx Retief & A.E.van Wyk | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
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.
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.
Retief, E. and Van Wyk, A.E. 1996. Cynoglossum obtusicalyx (Boraginaceae), a new species from South Africa. South African Journal of Botany 62(3):169-172.
Snijman, D.A. 2013. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 2: The extra Cape flora. Strelitzia 30. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
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Citation |
| Raimondo, D. & Kamundi, D.A. 2019. Cynoglossum obtusicalyx Retief & A.E.van Wyk. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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