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Scientific Name | Emplectanthus dalzellii D.G.A.Styles |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | APOCYNACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2015/04/16 |
Assessor(s) | H. Mtshali, G. Grieve & K. Grieve |
Justification | A rare species known from two locations, but not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal |
Range | Pondoland, in forest along the Umtamvuna and Mtentu Rivers. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Scarp Forest, Pondoland-Ugu Sandstone Coastal Sourveld |
Description | Forests on rocky ledges above rivers, as well as flat marshy areas. |
Threats |
| No known threats. Both known subpopulations of this species occur in pristine primary forest within protected areas. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Emplectanthus dalzellii D.G.A.Styles | Rare | 2015.1 | |
Bibliography |
Styles, D. 2010. A new species of Emplectanthus from eastern South Africa. PlantLife 39&40:24-32.
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Citation |
| Mtshali, H., Grieve, G. & Grieve, K. 2015. Emplectanthus dalzellii D.G.A.Styles. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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