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Scientific Name | Plectranthus hilliardiae Codd subsp. australis Van Jaarsv. & A.E.van Wyk |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | LAMIACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2008/01/31 |
Assessor(s) | P.A. Manyama |
Justification | Fewer than five known locations are potentially threatened by expanding forest plantations, deforestation of its forest habitat for subsistence use and agriculture. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape |
Range | Southern Pondoland, Port St Johns to Fraser Gorge. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Scarp Forest |
Description | Deeply shaded streambanks in forest. |
Threats |
| Habitat loss, Habitat degradation |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Plectranthus hilliardiae Codd subsp. australis Van Jaarsv. & A.E.van Wyk | VU D2 | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Plectranthus hilliardiae Codd | Lower Risk - Near Threatened | Scott-Shaw (1999) | |
Bibliography |
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.
Scott-Shaw, C.R. 1999. Rare and threatened plants of KwaZulu-Natal and neighbouring regions. KwaZulu-Natal Nature Conservation Service, Pietermaritzburg.
Van Jaarsveld, E.J. 2006. The southern African Plectranthus and the art of turning shade to glade. Fernwood Press, Simons Town.
Van Jaarsveld, E.J. and Van Wyk, A.E. 2001. Lamiaceae. Plectranthus hilliardiae subsp. australis, a new taxon from Eastern Cape, South Africa. Bothalia 31(1):44-45.
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Citation |
| Manyama, P.A. 2008. Plectranthus hilliardiae Codd subsp. australis Van Jaarsv. & A.E.van Wyk. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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