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Scientific Name | Pelargonium reflexum (Andrews) Pers. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | GERANIACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Endangered A2ac; B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v)+2ab(ii,iii,iv,v) |
Assessment Date | 2007/10/02 |
Assessor(s) | N.A. Helme & D. Raimondo |
Justification | EOO 25 km², less than five locations remain after >50% of this species' habitat has been transformed for rooibos tea cultivation in the past 10 years (generation length 10 years), and it continues to decline. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | Bokkeveld Escarpment around Nieuwoudtville. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Vanrhynsdorp Gannabosveld, Bokkeveld Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Fynbos on rocky areas or sandy flats. |
Threats |
| Threatened by ongoing habitat loss to rapidly expanding rooibos tea cultivation. Subpopulations remaining on small fragments of natural vegetation are further subjected to heavy grazing due to overstocking. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Pelargonium reflexum (Andrews) Pers. | EN A2ac; 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.
Marais, E.M. 1994. Taxonomic studies in Pelargonium, section Hoarea (Geraniaceae). Unpublished Ph.D. Thesis, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch.
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. Pelargonium reflexum (Andrews) Pers. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/22 |
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