Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Streptocarpus aylae T.J.Edwards
Higher Classification
Dicotyledons
Family
GESNERIACEAE
National Status
Status and Criteria
Vulnerable D1
Assessment Date
2007/05/16
Assessor(s)
T.J. Edwards & D. Raimondo
Justification
Known from one small patch of scarp forest in the Msikaba Nature Reserve, where fewer than 1000 mature individuals occur.
Distribution
Endemism
South African endemic
Provincial distribution
Eastern Cape
Range
Pondoland.
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Major habitats
Scarp Forest
Description
Coastal forest patches on Msikaba Formation Sandstone along river gorges.
Threats
No threats at present.
Population
Population trend
Stable
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Streptocarpus sp. nov. (T. Edwards, A. Edwards & Styles 3231 NU)VU D1Raimondo et al. (2009)
Bibliography

Edwards, T.J., Hughes, M., Möller, M. and Bellstedt, D. 2008. New Streptocarpus species (Gesneriaceae) from South Africa. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 158(4):743-748.


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.


Citation
Edwards, T.J. & Raimondo, D. 2007. Streptocarpus aylae T.J.Edwards. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14

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