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Scientific Name | Blepharis dilatata C.B.Clarke |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ACANTHACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2008/03/18 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden & D.A. Kamundi |
Justification | An apparently rare species known from five collections within a very small area (EOO 390 km²). Likely to be overlooked. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape |
Range | Kubusi River and the Kei River between Stutterheim and Kei Bridge. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Eastern Valley Bushveld |
Description | Riverine and valley thicket on sandy soils, 150-650 m. |
Threats |
| There is very little land transformation in the area where this species occurs. Although there are only a few old collections it is more likely to just be overlooked than threatened. |
Population |
Known from only five collections that are all quite old (last collected in 1956), but this is probably just an overlooked species.
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Population trend | Stable |
Conservation |
| Not recorded from any formally protected areas. |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Blepharis dilatata C.B.Clarke | 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 |
| von Staden, L. & Kamundi, D.A. 2008. Blepharis dilatata C.B.Clarke. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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