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Scientific Name | Lasiosiphon calocephalus (Meisn.) Domke |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | THYMELAEACEAE |
Synonyms | Arthrosolen calocephalus (Meisn.) C.A.Mey., Gnidia calocephala (Meisn.) Gilg, Passerina calocephala Meisn. |
Common Names | Indola (z), Isidikili Esimhlophe (z), Shrubby White Pincushion (e) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2015/11/04 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | A widespread and still fairly common species that is declining due to ongoing habitat loss and degradation, but does not yet qualify for a threatened category. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal |
Range | St Lucia to Port St Johns. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Indian Ocean Coastal Belt, Savanna |
Description | Damp grassland and forest margins. |
Threats |
| This species has declined in the past due to habitat loss to sugarcane cultivation and timber plantations in the northern parts of its range. Most remaining subpopulations in this area occurs in protected areas. Around Durban, Pietermaritzburg and on the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast it continues to decline due to ongoing habitat loss to urban expansion, coastal development, and spreading rural settlements. Along the Eastern Cape Wild Coast it is threatened by habitat degradation due to too frequent and intense grassland fires, combined with heavy grazing, which is causing forest margins to recede. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Lasiosiphon calocephalus (C.A.Mey.) Domke | Least Concern | 2015.1 | | Gnidia calocephala (C.A.Mey.) Gilg | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Beaumont, A.J., Edwards, T.J., Manning, J., Maurin, O., Rautenbach, M., Motsi, M.C., Fay, M.F., Chase, M.W. and Van Der Bank, M. 2009. Gnidia (Thymelaeaceae) is not monophyletic: taxonomic implications for Thymelaeoideae and a partial new generic taxonomy for Gnidia. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 160(4):402-417.
Pooley, E. 2005. A field guide to wild flowers of KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Region. 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.
Wright, C.H. 1925. Thymelaeaceae. In: W.T. Thiselton-Dyer (ed). Flora Capensis V Section II (Thymeleaceae-Ceratophylleae):1-81. L. Reeve & Co., Ltd., Ashford.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2015. Lasiosiphon calocephalus (Meisn.) Domke. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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