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Scientific Name | Brachystelma chlorozonum E.A.Bruce |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | APOCYNACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Near Threatened B1ab(iii,v) |
Assessment Date | 2005/08/28 |
Assessor(s) | J.E. Burrows, M. Lötter & L. von Staden |
Justification | Known from a few, scattered and isolated records across a large range (EOO 50 000 km²) but it is thought to be very rare within its range. There are three known locations, two of which are severely threatened and declining due to severe overgrazing, rural development and sugarcane cultivation. It is possible that other subpopulations exist. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga |
Range | Barberton, northern KwaZulu-Natal and Ozwatini. Unconfirmed records from near Tzaneen. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Grassland |
Description | A wide range of habitats and altitudes, from sea level in northern Zululand to above 1000 m in Songimvelo Game Reserve. |
Threats |
| Threatened by sugarcane farming between Barberton and the Mozambique border, as well as ongoing rural development. Threats in Zululand are not known but dense rural populations may also have an impact on the quality of the habitat. At Ozwatini plateau the veld is severely overgrazed and trampled, and the population is expected to decline should this grazing pressure continue as it is (D. Styles pers. comm.). |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Brachystelma chlorozonum E.A.Bruce | NT B1ab(iii,v) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Brachystelma chlorozonum E.A.Bruce | Not Threatened | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
Dyer, R.A. 1972. Brachystelma chlorozonum. Flowering Plants of Africa 42(1-2):t.1659.
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.
Dyer, R.A. 1983. Ceropegia, Brachystelma and Riocreuxia in southern Africa. A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Germishuizen, G., Meyer, N.L., Steenkamp, Y. and Keith, M. (eds). 2006. A checklist of South African plants. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report 41 SABONET, Pretoria.
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
Peckover, R.G. 1997. Brachystelma chlorozonum E.A. Bruce. Kakteen und andere Sukkulenten 48(5):102-103.
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 |
| Burrows, J.E., Lötter, M. & von Staden, L. 2005. Brachystelma chlorozonum E.A.Bruce. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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