EOO 360 km², AOO <42 km², known from less than five, severely fragmented subpopulations. Historically recorded from Kentani in the Eastern Cape, but not recorded there for over 100 years. Declining in KwaZulu-Natal due to urban expansion and habitat degradation as a result of overgrazing and too frequent fire.
Distribution
Endemism
South African endemic
Provincial distribution
KwaZulu-Natal
Range
Durban, Pietermaritzburg and Ozwatini in the Ndwedwe district.
Sandstone grasslands, on deeper soils on top of sandstone plateaus.
Threats
Sandstone plateaux grasslands within the known range of this species is ± 55% transformed (estimated using GIS), mainly due to urban development and crop cultivation, and forestry plantations. Cultivation, mainly of sugarcane, and forestry is no longer expanding in these areas, however, most sites are severely threatened by ongoing urban expansion. Overgrazing and too frequent fire is a threat on the Ozwatini Plateau.
Population
Population trend
Decreasing
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Schizoglossum peglerae N.E.Br.
EN B1ab(ii,iii,v)+2ab(ii,iii,v)
Raimondo et al. (2009)
Bibliography
Kupicha, F.K. 1984. Studies on African Asclepiadaceae. Kew Bulletin 38(4):599-672.
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.
Citation
Wragg, P. & von Staden, L. 2008. Schizoglossum peglerae N.E.Br. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/18
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