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Scientific Name | Streptocarpus occultus Hilliard |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | GESNERIACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2007/05/21 |
Assessor(s) | M. Lötter, J. Truter & L. von Staden |
Justification | Four known locations are potentially threatened by alien plant invasions and inappropriate fire management. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Mpumalanga |
Range | Ermelo to Swaziland border. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | KaNgwane Montane Grassland |
Description | Grassland, on granite outcrops or boulders. |
Threats |
| The area in which this species occurs is about 65% transformed by plantations (calculated using GIS). Forestry plantations do not appear to have extended into the habitat of this very localized species, however, disturbance has caused the spread of alien invasive plants, could potentially outcompete native species. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Conservation |
| Not currently conserved in any formally protected area. |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Streptocarpus occultis Hilliard | VU D2 | 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 |
| Lötter, M., Truter, J. & von Staden, L. 2007. Streptocarpus occultus Hilliard. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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