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Scientific Name | Dombeya autumnalis I.Verd. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | MALVACEAE |
Common Names | Rock Dombeya (e) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2021/10/29 |
Assessor(s) | J.E. Victor |
Justification | Dombeya autumnalis has a restricted distribution range between the Limpopo and Mpumalanga provinces. It is threatened by firewood collection around rural settlements, but subpopulations in isolated areas are safe. Although there are ongoing threats in some parts of its range, it is not yet in danger of extinction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Limpopo, Mpumalanga |
Range | This species occurs from Abel Erasmus Pass to Penge Mine. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Savanna |
Description | It is a shrub or small tree which can reach heights of up to 5 m tall. It grows on rocky hillsides. |
Threats |
| This species is threatened by firewood collection around rural settlements, but subpopulations in isolated areas are safe, and this species is not currently in serious decline (J. Burrows pers. comm. 2006). At least 28% of this species' habitat is irreversibly modified, mainly due to degradation and cultivation (NLC 1996). |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Conservation |
| It is conserved in Potlake Nature Reserve. |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Dombeya autumnalis I.Verd. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Dombeya autumnalis I.Verd. | Not Threatened | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | | Dombeya autumnalis I.Verd. | Rare | 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.
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Citation |
| Victor, J.E. 2021. Dombeya autumnalis I.Verd. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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