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Scientific Name | Schizoglossum amatolicum Hilliard |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | APOCYNACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D1 |
Assessment Date | 2011/12/04 |
Assessor(s) | C. McMaster & L. von Staden |
Justification | Known since its discovery in 1985 only from the Elandsberg, but was found on nearby Gaika's Kop in 2010. This highly localized endemic (EOO 48 km²) is not threatened, but the population is very small, estimated to be fewer than 1 000 mature individuals. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape |
Range | Amathole Mountains near Hogsback. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Amathole Mistbelt Grassland |
Description | Montane grassland, upper steep, rough, scrubby slopes. |
Threats |
| No apparent threats. |
Population |
Despite searches, Schizoglossum amatolicum has not yet been recollected at the type locality on the Elandsberg since 1985. In 2010, a new subpopulation was discovered after a fire on nearby Gaika's Kop in 2009. The first survey in January 2010 recorded only two plants, and a second, in January 2011 recorded two more plants. This species is evidently very rare, however its habitat is very rugged and it is easily overlooked. More surveys are needed to determine the population size, but at this stage it is estimated to number fewer than 1 000 mature individuals.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Schizoglossum amatolicum Hilliard | Critically Rare | 2011.1 | | Schizoglossum amatolicum Hilliard | Critically Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Schizoglossum amatolicum Hilliard | Insufficiently Known | 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.
Hilliard, O.M. and Burtt, B.L. 1988. Notes on some plants of Southern Africa chiefly from Natal: XV. Notes from the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh 45(2):179-223.
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.
Victor, J.E. and Dold, A.P. 2003. Threatened plants of the Albany Centre of Floristic Endemism, South Africa. South African Journal of Science 99:437-446.
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Citation |
| McMaster, C. & von Staden, L. 2011. Schizoglossum amatolicum Hilliard. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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