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Scientific Name | Megalochlamys kenyensis Vollesen subsp. australis Vollesen |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ACANTHACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2017/09/05 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | A range-restricted taxon, with an extent of occurrence (EOO) of 1788 km², but is not threatened. It is therefore assessed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Limpopo |
Range | This subspecies occurs from the Limpopo River Valley near Musina to Soutpansberg. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Savanna |
Description | Plants grow in loamy soils in dry bushveld and riverine thicket, 350-1050 m. |
Threats |
| There are no known significant past, ongoing or future threats that are likely to lead to this taxon's extinction. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Megalochlamys kenyensis Vollesen subsp. australis Vollesen | Least Concern | 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. 1989. A revision of Megalochlamys and Ecbolium (Acanthaceae: Justicieae). Kew Bulletin 44(4):601-680.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2017. Megalochlamys kenyensis Vollesen subsp. australis Vollesen. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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