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Scientific Name | Streptocarpus makabengensis Hilliard |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | GESNERIACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D1 |
Assessment Date | 2016/09/26 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden & P.J.D. Winter |
Justification | A range-restricted species endemic to a rare, specialized habitat (EOO <0.01 km²), and known from two subpopulations and fewer than 1000 plants. It is potentially threatened by habitat loss to mining. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Limpopo |
Range | Makgabeng Mountain, northern Limpopo. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Soutpansberg Mountain Bushveld |
Description | Steep upper slopes and cliffs, in moist areas under overhanging rocks in the mistbelt, southern aspects, 1220 m. |
Threats |
| This species' habitat is remote and inaccessible, and there are no current threats. There are however mining applications on the Makgabeng Mountain, which could potentially lead to habitat loss. |
Population |
There are three small colonies under two overhanging rocks, and it is estimated that the population numbers fewer than 1000 plants. There has been no recent field surveys, and the population trend is not known, but is presumed to be stable.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Streptocarpus makabengensis Hilliard | VU D1 | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Hilliard, O.M. 1992. Two new species of Streptocarpus from southern Africa. Edinburgh Journal of Botany 49(1):75.
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 |
| von Staden, L. & Winter, P.J.D. 2016. Streptocarpus makabengensis Hilliard. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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