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Scientific Name | Tetradenia tuberosa T.J.Edwards |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | LAMIACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2007/05/16 |
Assessor(s) | T.J. Edwards & D. Raimondo |
Justification | A range-restricted species (EOO 45 km²) that is not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | KwaZulu-Natal |
Range | KwaZulu-Natal Midlands around Richmond. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Eastern Valley Bushveld, KwaZulu-Natal Hinterland Thornveld |
Description | Valley Bushveld on steep slopes and in river gorges. |
Threats |
| Occurs on steep rocky slopes where it is unlikely to be threatened by habitat loss to forestry plantations and agriculture. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Tetradenia tuberosa T.J.Edwards | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Edwards, T.J. 2006. Notes on the Lamiaceae: a new Tetradenia and a new Thorncroftia from South Africa. South African Journal of Botany 72:202-204.
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 |
| Edwards, T.J. & Raimondo, D. 2007. Tetradenia tuberosa T.J.Edwards. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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