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Scientific Name | Streptocarpus kentaniensis L.L.Britten & Story |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | GESNERIACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2005/07/20 |
Assessor(s) | J.E. Victor, E.J. van Jaarsveld & A.P. Dold |
Justification | Three known locations are potentially threatened by habitat degradation as a result of deforestation for subsistence use. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape |
Range | Kentani and Kei Mouth. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Scarp Forest |
Description | Dry forest, among moss and lichen on rocks. |
Threats |
| Habitat degradation |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Streptocarpus kentaniensis L.L.Britten & Story | VU D2 | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Streptocarpus kentaniensis L.L.Britten & Story | Rare | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
Hilliard, O.M. and Burtt, B.L. 1971. Streptocarpus: an African plant study. University of Natal Press, Pietermaritzburg.
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
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 |
| Victor, J.E., van Jaarsveld, E.J. & Dold, A.P. 2005. Streptocarpus kentaniensis L.L.Britten & Story. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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