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Scientific Name | Dicliptera swynnertonii S.Moore |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ACANTHACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Data Deficient - Insufficient Information |
Assessment Date | 2010/10/29 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | A globally extremely rare and poorly known species, known from only one collection in South Africa, last seen in 1967. Not enough is known about this species to determine its status. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | KwaZulu-Natal |
Range | Maputaland, Kosi Bay and Chimanimani Highlands on the border between Mozambique and Zimbabwe. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Forest |
Description | Forest floor. |
Threats |
| Unknown. |
Population |
Population trend | Unknown |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Dicliptera swynnertonii S.Moore | 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.
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 |
| von Staden, L. 2010. Dicliptera swynnertonii S.Moore. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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