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Scientific Name | Lobelia eckloniana (C.Presl) A.DC. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | LOBELIACEAE |
Synonyms | Rapuntium ecklonianum C.Presl |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2007/12/14 |
Assessor(s) | N.A. Helme & D. Raimondo |
Justification | A range-restricted species to the Cape Peninsula (EOO 53 km²). Its entire range falls within the Table Mountain National Park where it is not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Cape Peninsula. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Peninsula Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Damp rocks on sandstone slopes in fynbos. |
Threats |
| No threats. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Lobelia eckloniana (C.Presl) A.DC. | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Goldblatt, P. and Manning, J.C. 2000. Cape Plants: A conspectus of the Cape Flora of South Africa. Strelitzia 9. National Botanical Institute, Cape Town.
Helme, N.A. and Trinder-Smith, T.H. 2006. The endemic flora of the Cape Peninsula, South Africa. South African Journal of Botany 72(2):205-210.
Manning, J.C. and Goldblatt, P. 2012. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape Flora. Strelitzia 29. South African National Biodiversity 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.
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Citation |
| Helme, N.A. & Raimondo, D. 2007. Lobelia eckloniana (C.Presl) A.DC. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09 |
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