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Scientific Name | Schizoglossum montanum R.A.Dyer |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | APOCYNACEAE |
Common Names | Lebatheke (ss) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2013/10/07 |
Assessor(s) | J.E. Victor & A. Nicholas |
Justification | A high altitude Drakensberg endemic restricted to grasslands above 2100 m. This species has no recorded threats. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Free State, KwaZulu-Natal |
Range | Drakensberg summits in Lesotho, Free State and KwaZulu-Natal. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | uKhahlamba Basalt Grassland, Drakensberg Afroalpine Heathland |
Description | Subalpine grassland and Drakensberg Afroalpine Heathland, 2100-2900 m. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Schizoglossum montanum R.A.Dyer | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Schizoglossum montanum R.A.Dyer | Lower Risk - Least Concern | Scott-Shaw (1999) | | Schizoglossum montanum R.A.Dyer | Rare | 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.
Pooley, E. 2003. Mountain flowers: a field guide to the flora of the Drakensberg and Lesotho. Natal Flora Publications Trust, Durban.
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 |
| Victor, J.E. & Nicholas, A. 2013. Schizoglossum montanum R.A.Dyer. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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