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Scientific Name | Dicliptera capensis Nees |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ACANTHACEAE |
Synonyms | Dicliptera propinqua Nees |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2010/10/27 |
Assessor(s) | D.A. Kamundi & L. von Staden |
Justification | A widespread and common Eastern Cape endemic that is not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape |
Range | Port Elizabeth to East London. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Albany Thicket, Grassland, Savanna |
Description | Various habitats; mainly thicket, thornveld and bushveld. |
Threats |
| No known threats. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Dicliptera capensis Nees | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Balkwill, K., Getliffe Norris, F. and Balkwill, M.-J. 1996. Systematic Studies in the Acanthaceae: Dicliptera in southern Africa. Kew Bulletin 51(1):1-61.
Goldblatt, P. and Manning, J.C. 2000. Cape Plants: A conspectus of the Cape Flora of South Africa. Strelitzia 9. National Botanical Institute, Cape Town.
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.
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Citation |
| Kamundi, D.A. & von Staden, L. 2010. Dicliptera capensis Nees. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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