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Scientific Name | Blepharis sericea Vollesen |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ACANTHACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Critically Rare |
Assessment Date | 2006/11/24 |
Assessor(s) | D.A. Kamundi & L. von Staden |
Justification | Known from one site within a provincial conservation area. No recorded threats. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | KwaZulu-Natal |
Range | Greater St Lucia Wetland Park. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Maputaland Wooded Grassland, Maputaland Coastal Belt |
Description | Open, coastal bushland on sand or mud flats at the edge of a lake, near sea level. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Blepharis sericea 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. 2006. Blepharis sericea Vollesen. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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