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Scientific Name | Schizoglossum ingomense N.E.Br. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | APOCYNACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Endangered B1ab(i,iii) |
Assessment Date | 2014/09/29 |
Assessor(s) | H. Mtshali |
Justification | Schizoglossum ingomense is known from four locations (EOO 1331 km²), and is declining due to livestock overgrazing, too frequent fires, and competition from alien invasive plants. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | KwaZulu-Natal |
Range | KwaZulu-Natal Midlands to Ngome. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Midlands Mistbelt Grassland, Mooi River Highland Grassland, Northern Zululand Mistbelt Grassland |
Description | Grasslands near streams and on forest margins. |
Threats |
| In the Midlands as well as at Ngome, most of this species' habitat has been converted to timber plantations, with the result that only small fragments remain. These areas are being degraded by overgrazing and too frequent fire. Many areas are also invaded by alien plants, which outcompete native species. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Schizoglossum ingomense N.E.Br. | EN B1ab(i,iii) | 2017.1 | | Schizoglossum ingomense N.E.Br. | Threatened | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Schizoglossum ingomense N.E.Br. | VU | Scott-Shaw (1999) | |
Bibliography |
Brown, N.E. 1909. Asclepiadeae. In: W.T. Thiselton-Dyer (ed). Flora Capensis IV Section I (Vacciniaceae to Gentianeae):518-1036. Lovell Reeve & Co., Ltd., London.
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 |
| Mtshali, H. 2014. Schizoglossum ingomense N.E.Br. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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