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Scientific Name | Plectranthus mzimvubensis Van Jaarsv. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | LAMIACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2007/09/17 |
Assessor(s) | P.A. Manyama |
Justification | Known from one small population. May occur elsewhere in similar habitats within the river valley. Not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape |
Range | Mzimvubu River, upstream from Port St Johns. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Eastern Valley Bushveld |
Description | Savanna vegetation on south-facing Ecca Group shale cliff faces. |
Threats |
| Although only a small portion of the population was surveyed, no threats seem to exist on or near the cliff face and the species is expected to be more common in similar habitats elsewhere in the river valley (Van Jaarsveld and Van Wyk 2004). |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Plectranthus mzimvubensis Van Jaarsv. | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
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.
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. 2004. Plectranthus mzimvubuensis, a new species from Eastern Cape, South Africa. Bothalia 34(1):30-32.
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Citation |
| Manyama, P.A. 2007. Plectranthus mzimvubensis Van Jaarsv. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/06/02 |
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