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Scientific Name | Thorncroftia greenii Changwe & K.Balkwill |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | LAMIACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Endangered B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii) |
Assessment Date | 2014/05/08 |
Assessor(s) | K. Balkwill, K. Changwe & D. Raimondo |
Justification | Known from two locations (EOO <100 km²), and declining in habitat quality due to invasive alien plants and livestock trampling. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | KwaZulu-Natal |
Range | Louwsburg, near the Bivane Dam. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Northern KwaZulu-Natal Moist Grassland, Ithala Quartzite Sourveld |
Description | Fissures and cracks of quartzite rock outcrops. |
Threats |
| Habitat degradation as a result of invasive alien plants and trampling by livestock. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Thorncroftia greenii Changwe & K.Balkwill | EN B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii) | 2014.1 | |
Bibliography |
Balkwill, K., Changwe, K., Reddy, R.A. and Pike, B. 2009. Thorncroftia greenii. Flowering Plants of Africa 61:112-117.
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Citation |
| Balkwill, K., Changwe, K. & Raimondo, D. 2014. Thorncroftia greenii Changwe & K.Balkwill. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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