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Scientific Name | Brachystelma theronii Bruyns |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | APOCYNACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2019/11/04 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Brachystelma theronii has a restricted distribution range, with an extent of occurrence (EOO) of 689 km². It is likely to be more common and widespread than records indicate and is not suspected to be declining or in danger of extinction. It is therefore listed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | This species is endemic to South Africa, and is known from a small area in the western Karoo, from Laingsburg to Williston. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Roggeveld Karoo, Western Upper Karoo, Gamka Karoo |
Description | It occurs on dolerite-capped shale hills in karroid shrubland. |
Threats |
| Brachystelma theronii occurs in a remote, sparsely populated area and is not suspected to have any significant threats. Its specific microhabitat serves to protect it from impacts of livestock overgrazing. |
Population |
This species is currently known from three scattered locations across the western Great Karoo, an area that is botanically relatively poorly explored. It is likely to be overlooked and more widespread and common than records indicate.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Brachystelma theronii Bruyns | Least Concern | 2014.1 | |
Bibliography |
Bruyns, P.V. 2009. Three new species of Brachystelma (Apocynaceae, Asclepiadoideae, Ceropegieae) from south tropical and southern Africa. Novon 19(1):18-22.
Snijman, D.A. 2013. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 2: The extra Cape flora. Strelitzia 30. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2019. Brachystelma theronii Bruyns. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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