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Scientific Name | Pelargonium tongaense Vorster |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | GERANIACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2007/05/15 |
Assessor(s) | C.R. Scott-Shaw & L. von Staden |
Justification | A habitat specialist (EOO 2000 km²), known from six subpopulations. Although the habitat of this species is being degraded by subsistence farming, this species is still locally common so it is not considered threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | KwaZulu-Natal |
Range | Tongaland. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Western Maputaland Clay Bushveld, Sand Forest |
Description | Dense, shady woodland in Sand Forest. |
Threats |
| Although the habitat of this species is being degraded by subsistence farming, this species is still so common locally that it cannot be considered as threatened with extinction at present (C.R. Scott-Shaw pers. comm. 2007). |
Population |
Ubiquitous, almost weedy, across its very small range. Occurs continuously across all habitat types, to such an extent that it is completely impossible to define subpopulations (C.R. Scott-Shaw pers. comm.).
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Population trend | Stable |
Conservation |
| Protected in Tembe Elephant Park and Ndumo Game Reserve. |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Pelargonium tongaense Vorster | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Pelargonium tongaense Vorster | VU | Scott-Shaw (1999) | | Pelargonium tongaense Vorster | Rare | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
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.
Scott-Shaw, C.R. 1999. Rare and threatened plants of KwaZulu-Natal and neighbouring regions. KwaZulu-Natal Nature Conservation Service, Pietermaritzburg.
Vorster, P.J. and van der Walt, J.J.A. 1983. Two new species of Pelargonium L'Herit. (Geraniaceae) from South Africa. South African Journal of Botany 2(1):76-81.
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Citation |
| Scott-Shaw, C.R. & von Staden, L. 2007. Pelargonium tongaense Vorster. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09 |
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