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Scientific Name | Streptocarpus fasciatus T.J.Edwards & Kunhardt |
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 | One known location is potentially threatened by alien plant invasion and habitat degradation as a result of deforestation for subsistence use: this shade dependent species might be impacted if its woodland habitat is cleared of woody species. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Mpumalanga |
Range | Nelspruit to Kaapmuiden. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Crocodile Gorge Mountain Bushveld, Malelane Mountain Bushveld, Scarp Forest |
Description | Shady woodland, among granite boulders. |
Threats |
| Invasive Alien Species (direct effects), Habitat degradation |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Streptocarpus fasciatus T.J.Edwards & Kunhardt | VU D2 | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Edwards, T.J., Kunhardt, C. and Venter, S. 1992. Notes on the genus Streptocarpus. Bothalia 22(2):192-194.
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 fasciatus T.J.Edwards & Kunhardt. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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