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Scientific Name | Miraglossum davyi (N.E.Br.) Kupicha |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | APOCYNACEAE |
Synonyms | Schizoglossum davyi N.E.Br. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v)+B2ab(ii,iii,iv,v) |
Assessment Date | 2005/11/08 |
Assessor(s) | M. Lötter, J.E. Burrows, A. Nicholas & J.E. Victor |
Justification | EOO<15 000 km², known from five locations but suspected to occur at one or two more. Declining as a result of habitat loss to coal mining and urban expansion. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Mpumalanga |
Range | Dullstroom, Middelburg and Standerton. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Soweto Highveld Grassland, Long Tom Pass Montane Grassland, Steenkampsberg Montane Grassland, Barberton Montane Grassland, Eastern Highveld Grassland |
Description | Grassland. |
Threats |
| Habitat loss |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Miraglossum davyi (N.E.Br.) Kupicha | VU B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v)+B2ab(ii,iii,iv,v) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Miraglossum davyi (N.E.Br.) Kupicha | Indeterminate | 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.
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Citation |
| Lötter, M., Burrows, J.E., Nicholas, A. & Victor, J.E. 2005. Miraglossum davyi (N.E.Br.) Kupicha. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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