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Scientific Name | Brachystelma christianeae Peckover |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | APOCYNACEAE |
Synonyms | Tenaris christianeae (Peckover) J.Victor & Nicholas |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2006/11/27 |
Assessor(s) | J.E. Victor |
Justification | Known from two locations potentially threatened by crop cultivation and afforestation. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | KwaZulu-Natal |
Range | Nkandla to Melmoth. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Midlands Mistbelt Grassland, Moist Coast Hinterland Grassland |
Description | Poor, greyish, sandy soil between sandstone rocks. |
Threats |
| Habitat loss, Habitat degradation |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Brachystelma christianeae Peckover | VU D2 | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Tenaris christianeae (Peckover) J.Victor & Nicholas | EN | Scott-Shaw (1999) | |
Bibliography |
Peckover, R.G. 1992. A new species of Brachystelma (Asclepiadaceae) from Natal. Aloe 29(3/4):56-57.
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.
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Citation |
| Victor, J.E. 2006. Brachystelma christianeae Peckover. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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