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Scientific Name | Brachystelma canum R.A.Dyer |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | APOCYNACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Critically Endangered (Possibly Extinct) |
Assessment Date | 2016/08/24 |
Assessor(s) | N. Hahn & L. von Staden |
Justification | Brachystelma canum was last collected in 1956. Several attempts to relocate this species in the wild have failed. It is possibly extinct due to habitat loss to agricultural expansion. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | North West |
Range | Between Setlagole and Mafeking. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Mafikeng Bushveld |
Description | Sandy Terminalia veld. |
Threats |
| The area where this species was last recorded has been extensively transformed as a result of the expansion of commercial agriculture. It is likely that the population at the type locality has been lost to ploughing. |
Population |
This species is only known from the type collection, dating from 1956. The locality is well-documented. Several attempts to relocate this species at the type locality and surrounding areas have been futile (Hahn 2013). It is possibly extinct due to habitat loss.
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Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Brachystelma canum R.A.Dyer | CR PE | 2017.1 | | Brachystelma canum R.A.Dyer | CR B1ab(iii,v) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Dyer, R.A. 1977. Two new species of Brachystelma. Bothalia 12(2):254-255.
Dyer, R.A. 1980. Brachystelma, Ceropegia and Riocreuxia. In: O.A. Leistner (ed). Flora of Southern Africa 27 Part 4:1-88. Botanical Research Institute, Pretoria.
Hahn, N. 2013. Rare, endangered and endemic flora of the North West Province. Unpublished Report to the Department of Economic Development, Conservation and Tourism, North West Provincial Government.
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 |
| Hahn, N. & von Staden, L. 2016. Brachystelma canum R.A.Dyer. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/31 |
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