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Scientific Name | Schizoglossum rubiginosum Hilliard |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | APOCYNACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2008/03/28 |
Assessor(s) | A. Nicholas & D. Raimondo |
Justification | Known from one location, in an area that has been significantly transformed for afforestation. This taxon is potentially threatened by aliens plants invading grasslands between pine plantations, a deleterious fire regime and livestock overgrazing. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | KwaZulu-Natal |
Range | Harding district. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Moist Coast Hinterland Grassland |
Description | Mistbelt grassland, 1000 m. |
Threats |
| Potentially threatened by alien pine invasion, inappropriate fire regimes and overgrazing by livestock. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Schizoglossum rubiginosum Hilliard | VU D2 | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Schizoglossum rubiginosum Hilliard | Data Deficient | Scott-Shaw (1999) | | Schizoglossum rubiginosum Hilliard | Vulnerable | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
Hilliard, O.M. and Burtt, B.L. 1988. Notes on some plants of Southern Africa chiefly from Natal: XIV. Notes from the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh 45(1):77-94.
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.
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 |
| Nicholas, A. & Raimondo, D. 2008. Schizoglossum rubiginosum Hilliard. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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