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Scientific Name | Brachystelma longifolium (Schltr.) N.E.Br. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | APOCYNACEAE |
Synonyms | Brachystelmaria longifolia Schltr., Lasiostelma longifolium (Schltr.) Schltr. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2005/08/28 |
Assessor(s) | R. Peckover & J.E. Victor |
Justification | Known from three locations potentially threatened by crop cultivation. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Mpumalanga |
Range | Elandspruit, Morgenzon and Amersfoort. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Steenkampsberg Montane Grassland, Barberton Montane Grassland, KaNgwane Montane Grassland |
Description | Granite domes, between rocks. |
Threats |
| Habitat degradation, Invasive Alien Species (direct effects), Habitat loss |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Brachystelma longifolium (Schltr.) N.E.Br. | VU D2 | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Brachystelma longifolium (Schltr.) N.E.Br. | Lower Risk - Least Concern | Victor (2002) | | Brachystelma longifolium (Schltr.) N.E.Br. | Rare | 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 |
| Peckover, R. & Victor, J.E. 2005. Brachystelma longifolium (Schltr.) N.E.Br. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/08/31 |
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