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Scientific Name | Ipomoea bisavium A.Meeuse |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | CONVOLVULACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2008/04/02 |
Assessor(s) | P.A. Manyama |
Justification | A range-restricted species (EOO 50 km²), known from three subpopulations. Not threatened due to the rocky nature of its habitat. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Limpopo |
Range | Soutpansberg Mountains. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Soutpansberg Mountain Bushveld |
Description | Quartzitic soils, growing among shrubs. |
Threats |
| Due to the rocky nature of the habitat, degradation or transformation of subpopulations is unlikely. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Notes |
| The subpopulation found by Meeuse 30 years ago still seems viable (Hahn, 2002). |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Ipomoea bisavium A.Meeuse | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Hahn, N. 2002. Endemic flora of the Soutpansberg. Unpublished MSc, Univeristy of Natal, Pietermaritzburg.
Meeuse, A.D.J. and Welman, W.G. 2000. Convolvulaceae. In: G. Germishuizen (ed). Flora of southern Africa 28 Part 1:1-138. 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 |
| Manyama, P.A. 2008. Ipomoea bisavium A.Meeuse. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/31 |
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