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Scientific Name | Barleria natalensis Lindau |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ACANTHACEAE |
Synonyms | Barleria woodii C.B.Clarke |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Extinct |
Assessment Date | 2005/09/02 |
Assessor(s) | C.R. Scott-Shaw & L. von Staden |
Justification | Known from type, last collected in 1890. The type locality and surrounds have been completely transformed to commercial sugarcane cultivation. It has not been found again at the type locality or elsewhere and is presumed to be extinct. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | KwaZulu-Natal |
Range | Verulam. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Indian Ocean Coastal Belt |
Description | Coastal grassland, 100 m. |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Barleria natalensis Lindau | Extinct | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Barleria natalensis Lindau | Extinct | Scott-Shaw (1999) | | Barleria natalensis Lindau | Extinct | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
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.
Scott-Shaw, C.R. 1999. Rare and threatened plants of KwaZulu-Natal and neighbouring regions. KwaZulu-Natal Nature Conservation Service, Pietermaritzburg.
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Citation |
| Scott-Shaw, C.R. & von Staden, L. 2005. Barleria natalensis Lindau. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/06/02 |
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