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Scientific Name | Ceropegia arenaria R.A.Dyer |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | APOCYNACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Endangered B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii) |
Assessment Date | 2008/04/03 |
Assessor(s) | C.R. Scott-Shaw & D. Raimondo |
Justification | A range-restricted species (EOO 115 km²) known from fewer than five collections. It occurs in coastal forests, a threatened habitat even within protected areas. There are generally no fences for the reserves in which it occurs and the forests are being degraded by subsistence wood harvesting. In addition, frequent fires as a result of burning for cattle grazing is causing a severe reduction of forest ecotones where this species occurs. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | KwaZulu-Natal |
Range | Sodwana Bay to Lake Sibaya. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Northern Coastal Forest |
Description | Coastal forest, sandy soils near coastal dune forest. |
Threats |
| Threatened by ongoing loss and degradation of coastal forest habitat due to clearing for subsistence farming, firewood harvesting, and clearing and burning of forests for livestock grazing. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Conservation |
| Maputaland Coastal Forest reserve. |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Ceropegia arenaria R.A.Dyer | EN B1ab(iii) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Ceropegia arenaria R.A.Dyer | VU B1B2c,D2 | Scott-Shaw (1999) | |
Bibliography |
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.
Scott-Shaw, C.R. 1999. Rare and threatened plants of KwaZulu-Natal and neighbouring regions. KwaZulu-Natal Nature Conservation Service, Pietermaritzburg.
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Citation |
| Scott-Shaw, C.R. & Raimondo, D. 2008. Ceropegia arenaria R.A.Dyer. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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