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Scientific Name | Sebaea scabra Schinz |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | GENTIANACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Near Threatened B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v) |
Assessment Date | 2007/04/16 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo & R.C. Turner |
Justification | EOO 7000 km², five locations are known, but this species is likely to be overlooked and we suspect that there are at least 15 locations. It is declining due to habitat loss to urban development, agriculture and alien plant invasions. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Cape Peninsula to Riversdale. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos |
Description | Sandy flats. |
Threats |
| Threatened by ongoing habitat loss and fragmentation due to urban expansion, crop cultivation and competition from alien invasive plants. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Sebaea scabra Schinz | NT B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v) | 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.
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 |
| Raimondo, D. & Turner, R.C. 2007. Sebaea scabra Schinz. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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