Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Pachycarpus lebomboensis D.M.N.Sm.
Higher Classification
Dicotyledons
Family
APOCYNACEAE
National Status
Status and Criteria
Rare
Assessment Date
2006/03/29
Assessor(s)
A. Nicholas & J.E. Victor
Justification
A range-restricted species EOO 450 km² known from very few collections. Its habitat is well protected in reserves and private game farms.
Distribution
Endemism
South African endemic
Provincial distribution
KwaZulu-Natal
Range
Southern Lebombo and Ubombo Mountains from Jozini to Mkuze.
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Major habitats
Western Maputaland Clay Bushveld, Southern Lebombo Bushveld
Description
Open grassy areas in woodland.
Population
Population trend
Stable
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Pachycarpus lebomboensis D.M.N.Sm.Rare Raimondo et al. (2009)
Pachycarpus lebomboensis D.M.N.Sm.Lower Risk - Near Threatened Scott-Shaw (1999)
Pachycarpus lebomboensis D.M.N.Sm.Rare Hilton-Taylor (1996)
Bibliography

Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.


Mucina, L. and Rutherford, M.C. (eds). 2006. The vegetation of South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland. Strelitzia 19. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.


Nicholas, A. 1999. A taxonomic reassessment of the subtribe Asclepiadinae (Asclepiaceae) in Southern Africa. Unpublished Ph.D., University of Durban-Westville, Durban.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.


Smith, D.M.N. 1988. A revision of the genus Pachycarpus in southern Africa. South African Journal of Botany 54(5):399-439.


Citation
Nicholas, A. & Victor, J.E. 2006. Pachycarpus lebomboensis D.M.N.Sm. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/18

Comment on this assessment Comment on this assessment
Distribution map


Search for images of Pachycarpus lebomboensis on iNaturalist