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Scientific Name | Sclerochiton triacanthus A.Meeuse |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ACANTHACEAE |
Common Names | Barberton Blue-lips (e) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2006/11/15 |
Assessor(s) | M. Lötter, J.E. Burrows & L. von Staden |
Justification | A serpentine endemic from the Barberton region, known from three locations with a potential threat of mining. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Mpumalanga |
Range | Barberton to Ngodwana. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Barberton Serpentine Sourveld, Kaalrug Mountain Bushveld |
Description | Open bushveld, in shallow, serpentine soils on shale outcrops and rocky slopes but not in dense, closed woodland, 900-1200 m. |
Threats |
| Habitat loss |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Sclerochiton triacanthus A.Meeuse | VU D2 | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Sclerochiton triacanthus A.Meeuse | Insufficiently Known | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | | Sclerochiton triacanthus A.Meeuse | 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. 1970. Notes on some plants of Southern Africa chiefly from Natal: I. Notes from the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh 30:109-128.
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
Meeuse, A. 1961. Notes and new records of African plants: Sclerochiton triacanthus. Bothalia 7:446-447.
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.
Vollesen, K. 1991. A revision of the African genus Sclerochiton (Acanthaceae: Acantheae). Kew Bulletin 46(1):1-50.
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Citation |
| Lötter, M., Burrows, J.E. & von Staden, L. 2006. Sclerochiton triacanthus A.Meeuse. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/08/22 |
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