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Scientific Name | Lobelia trullifolia Hemsl. subsp. delicatula (Compton) Thulin |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | LOBELIACEAE |
Synonyms | Lobelia delicatula Compton |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2006/11/15 |
Assessor(s) | M. Lötter, J.E. Burrows & L. von Staden |
Justification | Known from one subpopulation in South Africa where it is not threatened. There are three records of this subspecies from Swaziland, but the status in Swaziland is unknown. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Mpumalanga |
Range | Swaziland and Graskop. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Northern Escarpment Afromontane Fynbos, KaNgwane Montane Grassland |
Description | Damp, sheltered areas among rocks. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Lobelia trullifolia Hemsl. subsp. delicatula (Compton) Thulin | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Lobelia trullifolia Hemsl. subsp. delicatula (Compton) Thulin | VU D2 | Victor (2002) | |
Bibliography |
Compton, R.H. 1976. The flora of Swaziland. Journal of South African Botany Supplement 11:259-264.
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.
Thulin, M. 1983. Some tropical African Lobeliaceae. Chromosome numbers, new taxa and comments on taxonomy and nomenclature. Nordic Journal of Botany 3(3):374.
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 |
| Lötter, M., Burrows, J.E. & von Staden, L. 2006. Lobelia trullifolia Hemsl. subsp. delicatula (Compton) Thulin. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09 |
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