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Scientific Name | Streptocarpus fenestra-dei Weigend & T.J.Edwards |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | GESNERIACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2018/05/23 |
Assessor(s) | M. Lötter, J.E. Burrows & L. von Staden |
Justification | Streptocarpus fenestra-dei has an extent of occurrence (EOO) of 74 km². Its four known locations are potentially threatened by harvesting for horticultural purposes and trampling by tourists. It is therefore listed as Vulnerable under criterion D. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Mpumalanga |
Range | This species is endemic to South Africa, and is found from God's Window to Bourke's Luck mine. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Northern Escarpment Quartzite Sourveld, Scarp Forest, Northern Mistbelt Forest |
Description | It occurs in shallow soils in rocky areas in forested gullies. |
Threats |
| The sub-population at God's Window grows in a disturbed area visited by thousands of tourists annually and the habitat has been dissected by access paths to the viewpoint. This species has large, attractive, showy flowers, and being so close to the paths, there is a potential threat that plants may be removed for horticultural purposes by passers by. Outside the flowering season, trampling is also a potential threat (M. Lotter and J. Burrows, pers. comm.). |
Population |
There is no information available on the population of this species.
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Population trend | Stable |
Conservation |
| It is conserved in the Blyde River Canyon Nature Reserve. |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Streptocarpus fenestra-dei 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. 2018. Streptocarpus fenestra-dei Weigend & T.J.Edwards. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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