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Scientific Name | Streptocarpus modestus L.L.Britten |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | GESNERIACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2005/07/15 |
Assessor(s) | J. Truter, S.J. Smithies & F. Daniels |
Justification | A range-restricted Pondoland endemic with an extent of occurrence (EOO) of less than 500 km². It is not threatened due to the inaccessibility of its habitat. It is therefore listed under the IUCN 3.1 Criteria, globally, as Least Concern but is nationally categorised as Rare. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape |
Range | This species is endemic to Pondoland, from the Mtentu River to Magwa Gorge. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Eastern Valley Bushveld, Scarp Forest |
Description | Plants grow wedged in crevices of rocky cliff faces along the lips of some of the forested gorges in Pondoland. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Streptocarpus modestus L.L.Britten | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Streptocarpus modestus L.L.Britten | Insufficiently Known | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | | Streptocarpus modestus L.L.Britten | Uncertain | Hall et al. (1980) | |
Bibliography |
Hall, A.V., De Winter, M., De Winter, B. and Van Oosterhout, S.A.M. 1980. Threatened plants of southern Africa. South African National Scienctific Programmes Report 45. CSIR, Pretoria.
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 |
| Truter, J., Smithies, S.J. & Daniels, F. 2005. Streptocarpus modestus L.L.Britten. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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