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Scientific Name | Streptocarpus hilburtianus T.J.Edwards |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | GESNERIACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2006/11/15 |
Assessor(s) | M. Lötter, J.E. Burrows & L. von Staden |
Justification | Two known locations are potentially threatened by alien plant invasion and mining. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Mpumalanga |
Range | Mount Anderson. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Long Tom Pass Montane Grassland, Steenkampsberg Montane Grassland |
Description | Afromontane grassland on lithosols above cliffs, in very exposed positions, sparingly shaded by rock ledges and associated scrub, 2000 m and above. |
Threats |
| Invasive Alien Species (direct effects), Habitat loss |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Streptocarpus hilburtianus T.J.Edwards | VU D2 | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Edwards, T.J. 2003. Two new species of Streptocarpus (Gesneriaceae) from South Africa. Novon 13:185-188.
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. & von Staden, L. 2006. Streptocarpus hilburtianus T.J.Edwards. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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