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Scientific Name | Blepharis fenestralis Vollesen |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ACANTHACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Critically Rare |
Assessment Date | 2017/04/11 |
Assessor(s) | D.A. Kamundi & L. von Staden |
Justification | Known from one site, occurs within a provincial nature reserve and has no recorded threats. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Mpumalanga |
Range | Songimvelo Game Reserve. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Swaziland Sour Bushveld |
Description | Grasslands on stony, serpentine soil, 1000 m. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Blepharis fenestralis Vollesen | Critically Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
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. 2000. Blepharis (Acanthaceae): A taxonomic revision. Kew: Royal Botanic Gardens, Richmond, England.
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Citation |
| Kamundi, D.A. & von Staden, L. 2017. Blepharis fenestralis Vollesen. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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