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Scientific Name | Thorncroftia media Codd |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | LAMIACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Critically Rare |
Assessment Date | 2018/05/10 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Thorncroftia media is a very poorly known species, last collected in 1976. It has an extent of occurrence (EOO) of less than 100 km², and is not suspected to be in danger of extinction as it occurs in a remote and inaccessible area where there are no severe threats. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Limpopo |
Range | This species is endemic to South Africa, and is found on the mountains west of Trichardtsdal. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Wolkberg Dolomite Grassland |
Description | It occurs on rocky slopes. |
Threats |
| Thorncroftia media has no apparent threats, but may possibly be threatened by forestry. |
Population |
This species is known from a single collection, dating from 1976. It was collected in a remote and inaccessible area (Codd 1986), and it is possible that more undiscovered subpopulations exist. Field surveys are needed to better document the extent of this species' range.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Thorncroftia media Codd | Critically Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Thorncroftia media Codd | Insufficiently Known | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
Codd, L.E. 1986. Lamiaceae: a new species of Stachys; a new species of Thorncroftia. Bothalia 16(1):51-53.
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 |
| von Staden, L. 2018. Thorncroftia media Codd. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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