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Scientific Name | Sansevieria metallica Gérôme & Labroy |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | RUSCACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2017/07/12 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | This species has a restricted range in South Africa, and is known from only a few records. It is possibly overlooked, as it is easily confused with the widespread and common S. hyacinthoides. There are no known severe threats to the population in South Africa, and this species is also widespread outside of South Africa, and therefore not considered in danger of extinction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | KwaZulu-Natal |
Range | In South Africa, this species is restricted to the Maputaland coastal flats of northern KwaZulu-Natal. It is widespread through Mozambique to southern Malawi. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Forest, Indian Ocean Coastal Belt, Savanna |
Description | Plants grow in shaded places on coastal sandy flats and among dunes, 0-900 m. |
Threats |
| There are no severe threats to this species in South Africa. Threats elsewhere in its range are not known. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Sansevieria metallica Gérôme & Labroy | LC | 2020.1 | | Sansevieria metallica Gérôme & Labroy | Critically Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
La Croix, I. 2010. Dracaeanaceae. In: J.R. Timberlake and E.S. Martins (eds). Flora Zambesiaca 13 Part 2:13-35. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London.
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. 1994. The Sansevieria species of South Africa and Namibia. Aloe 31(4):11-15.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2017. Sansevieria metallica Gérôme & Labroy. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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