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Scientific Name | Plectranthus reflexus Van Jaarsv. & T.J.Edwards |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | LAMIACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2014/10/02 |
Assessor(s) | M.M.P. Mogale |
Justification | A localized species (EOO 2 km²), that is potentially threatened by habitat loss and degradation as well as competition from alien invasive plants. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape |
Range | Port St. Johns. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Scarp Forest |
Description | Shaded, humus rich soils of subtropical coastal forest. |
Threats |
| The species is potentially threatened by competition from alien invasive plants, as well as habitat loss to infrastructure development and habitat degradation due to deforestation and subsistence use of forests around Port St. Johns. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Plectranthus reflexus Van Jaarsv. & T.J.Edwards | VU D2 | 2015.1 | | Plectranthus reflexus Van Jaarsv. & T.J.Edwards | Threatened | 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 Edwards, T.J. 1991. Plectranthus reflexus. Flowering Plants of Africa 51(2):t. 2034.
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Citation |
| Mogale, M.M.P. 2014. Plectranthus reflexus Van Jaarsv. & T.J.Edwards. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/06/02 |
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