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Scientific Name | Brachystelma franksiae N.E.Br. subsp. franksiae |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | APOCYNACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable B1ab(iii,iv,v) |
Assessment Date | 2007/05/15 |
Assessor(s) | D. Styles & L. von Staden |
Justification | This subspecies was previously thought to have a restricted range occurring in a highly transformed area between Pietermaritzburg and Camperdown. However, recent collections have enlarged its range to 16 000 km². It is now known from between four and eight locations and remains severely threatened by urban expansion and alien plant invasion at the majority of its locations. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | KwaZulu-Natal |
Range | Camperdown to Pietermaritzburg. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | KwaZulu-Natal Hinterland Thornveld, Midlands Mistbelt Grassland, Dry Coast Hinterland Grassland |
Description | Grassland. |
Threats |
| Habitat degradation, Invasive Alien Species (direct effects), Habitat loss |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Brachystelma franksiae N.E.Br. subsp. franksiae | VU B1ab(iii,iv,v) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Brachystelma franksiae N.E.Br. | EN B1B2abcd | Victor (2002) | | Brachystelma franksiae N.E.Br. subsp. franksiae | Indeterminate | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
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.
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.
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 |
| Styles, D. & von Staden, L. 2007. Brachystelma franksiae N.E.Br. subsp. franksiae. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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