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Scientific Name | Brachystelma minor E.A.Bruce |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | APOCYNACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable B1ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v)+2ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v) |
Assessment Date | 2013/01/30 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden & M. Lötter |
Justification | A rare, range-restricted (EOO 671 km²) habitat specialist known from only four collections. Although there are only three known locations, this diminutive plant is easily overlooked and much of its range is a poorly explored wilderness area, it is therefore estimated that there are between five and 10 locations. It is threatened by mining in Mpumalanga and alien plant invasion in Limpopo. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Limpopo, Mpumalanga |
Range | Wolkberg to Graskop. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Wolkberg Dolomite Grassland, Northern Escarpment Dolomite Grassland |
Description | Shallow pockets of dolomite, tolerating both open and shady conditions. |
Threats |
| Threatened by competition from alien invasive plants and mining. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Brachystelma minor E.A.Bruce | NT D2 | 2012.1 | | Brachystelma minor E.A.Bruce | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Brachystelma minor E.A.Bruce | Lower Risk - Least Concern | Victor (2002) | | Brachystelma minor E.A.Bruce | Rare | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
Bruce, E.A. 1951. Brachystelma minor. Flowering Plants of Africa 28:t. 1096A.
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 |
| von Staden, L. & Lötter, M. 2013. Brachystelma minor E.A.Bruce. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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