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Scientific Name | Streptocarpus cyaneus S.Moore subsp. longi-tommii Weigend & T.J.Edwards |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | GESNERIACEAE |
Synonyms | Streptocarpus cyaneus in sense of Letty (1962) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2006/11/15 |
Assessor(s) | M. Lötter, J.E. Burrows & L. von Staden |
Justification | AOO<20 km², six known locations are potentially threatened by alien plant invasion. Although it is unlikely that the rocky habitat of this taxon has been or will be converted to plantations, surrounding grassland areas have been extensively transformed and fragmented by plantations (67% transformation). Rocky areas in between plantations are particularly prone to invasion by pines and other alien plant species (e.g. wattles and Chromolaena sp.), as these areas are protected from grassland fires. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Mpumalanga |
Range | Long Tom Pass to Kaapsehoop. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Long Tom Pass Montane Grassland, Steenkampsberg Montane Grassland, Barberton Montane Grassland, Northern Mistbelt Forest, Northern Afrotemperate Forest |
Description | Afromontane forest margins and cliffs at very high altitudes, sometimes just below the snow line, in seepage areas. |
Threats |
| Invasive Alien Species (direct effects) |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Streptocarpus cyaneus S.Moore subsp. longi-tommii Weigend & T.J.Edwards | VU D2 | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
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.
Weigend, M. and Edwards, T.J. 1994. Notes on Streptocarpus cyaneus and S. parviflorus. Sendthera 2:365-375.
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Citation |
| Lötter, M., Burrows, J.E. & von Staden, L. 2006. Streptocarpus cyaneus S.Moore subsp. longi-tommii Weigend & T.J.Edwards. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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