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Scientific Name | Staavia brownii Dummer |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | BRUNIACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D1+2 |
Assessment Date | 2007/05/09 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo |
Justification | Known from three subpopulations within the Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve. Two subpopulations have not been seen in over 50 years and may be extinct, one subpopulation, found in 1997, has 400 plants and is not experiencing any current decline, however it is potentially threatened by too frequent fires. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Kogelberg. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Kogelberg Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Lower sandstone slopes in river valleys. |
Threats |
| This species is potentially threatened by inappropriate fire regimes. The reason why subpopulations recorded by Lewis and Stokoe have not been seen for the past 50 years could be the result of inappropriate fires. This species is a long-lived reseeder and parts of the Kogelberg has burnt regularly within the past 15 years. |
Population |
Protected within the Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Staavia brownii Dummer | VU D1+2 | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Staavia brownii Dummer | Endangered | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
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.
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.
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Citation |
| Raimondo, D. 2007. Staavia brownii Dummer. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/31 |
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