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Scientific Name | Schizoglossum peglerae N.E.Br. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | APOCYNACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Endangered B1ab(ii,iii,v)+2ab(ii,iii,v) |
Assessment Date | 2008/07/07 |
Assessor(s) | P. Wragg & L. von Staden |
Justification | 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. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | KwaZulu-Natal Sandstone Sourveld, Dry Coast Hinterland Grassland |
Description | 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.
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Citation |
| Wragg, P. & von Staden, L. 2008. Schizoglossum peglerae N.E.Br. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/07/01 |
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