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Scientific Name | Killickia lutea Bräuchler |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | LAMIACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2019/03/28 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | A range-restricted species (EOO 14 km²), but locally common. Its habitat is well-protected and it is not threatened. It is therefore listed under the IUCN 3.1 Criteria, globally, as Least Concern but is nationally categorised as Rare. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | KwaZulu-Natal |
Range | This species occurs in the southern KwaZulu-Natal Drakensberg, from Cobham to Garden Castle. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | uKhahlamba Basalt Grassland |
Description | Plants grow in rocky grasslands in valley bottoms and on steep slopes above streams. |
Threats |
| This species' habitat is well-protected and it has no severe threats. |
Population |
This species is very localized, but locally common.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Killickia lutea Bräuchler | Rare | 2020.1 | |
Bibliography |
Bräuchler, C., Doroszenko, A., Esser, H.-J. and Heubl, G. 2008. Killickia (Lamiaceae): a new genus from KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 157(3):575-586.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2019. Killickia lutea Bräuchler. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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