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Scientific Name | Brachystelma inconspicuum S.Venter |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | APOCYNACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2006/03/23 |
Assessor(s) | R. Peckover & J.E. Victor |
Justification | A range-restricted species (EOO<100 km²), known from fewer than five subpopulations. Not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Limpopo |
Range | Waterberg. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Waterberg Mountain Bushveld |
Description | Open, grassy areas with well-drained, grey-brown, sandy loam derived from the Waterberg quartzite and conglomerates on gentle slopes. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Brachystelma inconspicuum S.Venter | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Brachystelma inconspicuum S.Venter | Lower Risk - Least Concern | Victor (2002) | | Brachystelma inconspicuum S.Venter | Insufficiently Known | 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.
Venter, S. 1988. A new species of Brachystelma (Asclepiadaceae) from the Transvaal. Excelsa 13:106-108.
Victor, J.E. 2002. South Africa. In: J.S. Golding (ed), Southern African plant Red Data Lists. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report 14 (pp. 93-120), SABONET, Pretoria.
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Citation |
| Peckover, R. & Victor, J.E. 2006. Brachystelma inconspicuum S.Venter. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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