Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Raphionacme lucens Venter & R.L.Verh.
Higher Classification
Dicotyledons
Family
APOCYNACEAE
National Status
Status and Criteria
Near Threatened* D2
Assessment Date
2009/08/14
Assessor(s)
H.J.T. Venter, A. Nicholas, C.R. Scott-Shaw & J.E. Victor
Justification
Known from fewer than five locations in South Africa and potentially threatened by pine plantations and urban expansion. Downgraded from VU due to its good dispersal ability and potential to recolonize from subpopulations in Mozambique.
Distribution
Endemism
Not endemic to South Africa
Provincial distribution
KwaZulu-Natal
Range
Mtunzini to Maputo.
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Major habitats
Indian Ocean Coastal Belt, Savanna
Description
Coastal grassland.
Threats
Pine plantations and urban expansion.
Population
Population trend
Stable
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Raphionacme lucens Venter & R.L.Verh.NT D2Raimondo et al. (2009)
Raphionacme lucens Venter & R.L.Verh.EN B1B2bcVictor (2002)
Raphionacme lucens Venter & R.L.Verh.Lower Risk - Least Concern Scott-Shaw (1999)
Bibliography

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.


Venter, H.J.T. and Verhoeven, R.L. 1987. Raphionacme elsana (Periplocaceae), a new species from Natal, South Africa. South African Journal of Botany 53(2):177-179.


Victor, J.E. 2002. South Africa. In: J.S. Golding (ed), Southern African plant Red Data Lists. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report 14 (pp. 93-120), SABONET, Pretoria.


Citation
Venter, H.J.T., Nicholas, A., Scott-Shaw, C.R. & Victor, J.E. 2009. Raphionacme lucens Venter & R.L.Verh. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/23

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