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Scientific Name | Cyphia longiflora Schltr. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | LOBELIACEAE |
Common Names | Intikintiki (z) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Near Threatened B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v) |
Assessment Date | 2008/04/22 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo |
Justification | EOO 9300 km², known from nine locations but suspected to occur at 10-20 locations. Declining due to habitat loss to crop cultivation on the Kamiesberg. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | Namaqualand, Kamiesberg to Eksteenfontein. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Zululand Lowveld, Central Richtersveld Mountain Shrubland, Namaqualand Klipkoppe Shrubland, Midlands Mistbelt Grassland, Moist Coast Hinterland Grassland, Dry Coast Hinterland Grassland, Drakensberg Foothill Moist Grassland, Wakkerstroom Montane Grassland, Pondoland-Ugu Sandstone Coastal Sourveld |
Description | Deep sands in mountain renosterveld. |
Threats |
| Crop cultivation. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Cyphia longiflora Schltr. | NT B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Cyphia longiflora Schltr. | Data Deficient | Victor (2002) | | Cyphia longiflora Schltr. | Insufficiently Known | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | | Cyphia longiflora Schltr. | Uncertain | Hall et al. (1980) | |
Bibliography |
Hall, A.V., De Winter, M., De Winter, B. and Van Oosterhout, S.A.M. 1980. Threatened plants of southern Africa. South African National Scienctific Programmes Report 45. CSIR, Pretoria.
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
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.
Victor, J.E. 2002. South Africa. In: J.S. Golding (ed), Southern African plant Red Data Lists. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report 14 (pp. 93-120), SABONET, Pretoria.
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Citation |
| Raimondo, D. 2008. Cyphia longiflora Schltr. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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