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Scientific Name | Streptocarpus molweniensis Hilliard subsp. eshowicus Hilliard & B.L.Burtt |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | GESNERIACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2005/09/19 |
Assessor(s) | C.M. Gibbon, J. Truter & J.E. Victor |
Justification | Two known locations are potentially threatened by urban expansion. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | KwaZulu-Natal |
Range | Eshowe. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Scarp Forest |
Description | Coastal scarp forest at high altitude, in moist areas in crevices on banks. |
Threats |
| Natural disasters |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Streptocarpus molweniensis Hilliard subsp. eshowicus Hilliard & B.L.Burtt | VU D2 | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Hilliard, O.M. and Burtt, B.L. 1971. Streptocarpus: an African plant study. University of Natal Press, Pietermaritzburg.
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 |
| Gibbon, C.M., Truter, J. & Victor, J.E. 2005. Streptocarpus molweniensis Hilliard subsp. eshowicus Hilliard & B.L.Burtt. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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