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Scientific Name | Streptocarpus wendlandii Spreng. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | GESNERIACEAE |
Synonyms | Streptocarpus saundersii of other authors, not of Hook.: Marloth (1932) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2017/07/17 |
Assessor(s) | J. Truter, F. Daniels & L. von Staden |
Justification | A range-restricted species (EOO <50 km²) which is not threatened. 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 | KwaZulu-Natal |
Range | This species is endemic to the Ngoye Forest. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Scarp Forest |
Description | Plants grow in scarp forest 300-500 m. It grows on steep earth banks but is occasionally epiphytic. |
Threats |
| There are no severe threats to this species. |
Population |
This species occurs widely across suitable habitat within the Ngoye forest (Hilliard and Burtt 1971).
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Population trend | Stable |
Conservation |
| It is conserved within Ngoye Nature reserve. |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Streptocarpus wendlandii Spreng. | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Streptocarpus wendlandii Spreng. | Lower Risk - Near Threatened | Scott-Shaw (1999) | | Streptocarpus wendlandii Spreng. | Rare | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | | Streptocarpus wendlandii Spreng. | Vulnerable | 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.
Scott-Shaw, C.R. 1999. Rare and threatened plants of KwaZulu-Natal and neighbouring regions. KwaZulu-Natal Nature Conservation Service, Pietermaritzburg.
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Citation |
| Truter, J., Daniels, F. & von Staden, L. 2017. Streptocarpus wendlandii Spreng. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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