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Scientific Name | Ocimum reclinatum (S.D.Will. & K.Balkwill) A.J.Paton |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | LAMIACEAE |
Synonyms | Becium reclinatum S.D.Will. & K.Balkwill |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii) |
Assessment Date | 2016/11/14 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | A range-restricted Maputaland endemic (EOO 1278 km²), known from six locations and declining due to ongoing habitat loss and degradation across its range. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | KwaZulu-Natal |
Range | Maputaland coastal flats, from Maputo (Mozambique) to Mkuze (Northern KwaZulu-Natal). |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Maputaland Pallid Sandy Bushveld, Western Maputaland Sandy Bushveld, Tembe Sandy Bushveld, Sand Forest |
Description | Coastal and riverine bush, on sandy or clay soils. |
Threats |
| In South Africa this species is threatened by severe, ongoing habitat loss and degradation across its range, predominantly due to expanding settlements, subsistence crop cultivation, overgrazing and clearing of woody vegetation for building materials and firewood. In Mozambique it is also threatened by ongoing habitat loss and degradation, particularly clearing of woody vegetation for charcoal production. A small proportion of this species' habitat is protected in the Mkuze, Ndumo and Tembe reserves. These reserves are however managed for animal conservation, and overstocking of game, particularly elephants in Tembe, is leading to ongoing degradation of the vegetation. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Ocimum reclinatum (S.D.Will. & K.Balkwill) A.J.Paton | VU B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii) | 2017.1 | | Ocimum reclinatum (S.D.Will. & K.Balkwill) A.J.Paton | Least Concern | 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.
Williamson, S.D. and Balkwill, K. 1995. Four New Species of Becium Lindl. (Labiatae) from South Africa. Kew Bulletin 50(4):739-751.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2016. Ocimum reclinatum (S.D.Will. & K.Balkwill) A.J.Paton. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/24 |
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