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Scientific Name | Metarungia galpinii (Baden) Baden |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ACANTHACEAE |
Synonyms | Macrorungia galpinii Baden |
Common Names | Albany Red-lips (e) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Endangered A4ac; B1ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v)+2ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v) |
Assessment Date | 2007/04/03 |
Assessor(s) | J.E. Victor & A.P. Dold |
Justification | Known from two locations, one of which is declining as a result of expansion of informal settlements. By 2030, an estimated 50% of the population will be lost. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape |
Range | East London. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Buffels Mesic Thicket |
Description | Buffels Thicket. |
Threats |
| About four subpoplations was lost to dam construction, while remaining plants are threatened by habitat loss and degradation due to expanding informal settlements. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Metarungia galpinii (Baden) Baden | EN A4ac; B1ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v)+2ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Metarungia galpinii (Baden) Baden | Endangered | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
Baden, C. 1981. The genus Macrorungia. Nordic Journal of Botany 1:143-153.
Baden, C. 1985. Metarungia, a valid name for Macrorungia auctt.(Acanthaceae). Kew Bulletin 39(3):638.
Batten, A.U. 1989. Metarungia galpinii. Flowering Plants of Africa 50(2):t. 1989.
Boon, R. 2010. Pooley's Trees of eastern South Africa. Flora and Fauna Publications Trust, Durban.
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.
Victor, J.E. and Dold, A.P. 2003. Threatened plants of the Albany Centre of Floristic Endemism, South Africa. South African Journal of Science 99:437-446.
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Citation |
| Victor, J.E. & Dold, A.P. 2007. Metarungia galpinii (Baden) Baden. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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