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Scientific Name | Brachystelma huttonii (Harv.) N.E.Br. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | APOCYNACEAE |
Synonyms | Decaceras huttonii Harv. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2006/05/16 |
Assessor(s) | P.F. Matlamela & D.A. Kamundi |
Justification | A range-restricted species (EOO 10 km²), known from only one subpopulations, this species has no recorded threats. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape |
Range | North of Grahamstown in the Fish River catchment. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Grahamstown Grassland Thicket, Fish Valley Thicket, Fish Arid Thicket, Albany Arid Thicket |
Description | Karroid scrub, 400-1200 m. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Brachystelma huttonii (Harv.) N.E.Br. | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Brown, N.E. 1909. Asclepiadeae. In: W.T. Thiselton-Dyer (ed). Flora Capensis IV Section I (Vacciniaceae to Gentianeae):518-1036. Lovell Reeve & Co., Ltd., London.
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.
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 |
| Matlamela, P.F. & Kamundi, D.A. 2006. Brachystelma huttonii (Harv.) N.E.Br. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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