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Scientific Name | Schizoglossum singulare Kupicha |
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 Ngele Mountain in southern KwaZulu-Natal and likely to occur both within and outside of the reserve area. Outside the reserve the habitat is extensively transformed by forestry plantations and there is a potential threat from habitat degradation due to livestock overgrazing. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | KwaZulu-Natal |
Range | Ngele Mountain. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Drakensberg Foothill Moist Grassland |
Description | Montane grassland on dolerite, 2100 m. |
Threats |
| Potentially threatened by habitat loss to expanding forestry plantations and overgrazing by livestock. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Schizoglossum singulare Kupicha | VU D2 | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Schizoglossum singulare Kupicha | Data Deficient | Scott-Shaw (1999) | | Schizoglossum singulare Kupicha | Vulnerable | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
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.
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 singulare Kupicha. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/07/01 |
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