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Scientific Name | Manulea altissima L.f. subsp. altissima |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | SCROPHULARIACEAE |
Synonyms | Manulea scabra H.L.Wendl. ex Steud |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Near Threatened B1ab(iii,v) |
Assessment Date | 2018/09/27 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | EOO 7197 km², and known from 10-15 locations. It continues to decline due to ongoing habitat loss to crop cultivation. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Southern Namaqualand and Sandveld, from Doringbaai to Klawer and Langebaan. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Klawer Sandy Shrubland, Langebaan Dune Strandveld, Saldanha Flats Strandveld, Lambert's Bay Strandveld, Piketberg Sandstone Fynbos, Graafwater Sandstone Fynbos, Bokkeveld Sandstone Fynbos, Hopefield Sand Fynbos, Leipoldtville Sand Fynbos, Namaqualand Sand Fynbos |
Description | Sandy flats and slopes. |
Threats |
| There is rapid, severe ongoing loss of habitat in the Sandveld region, and this species' habitat is already >50% irreversibly modified. Around Langebaan and Saldanha it is also threatened by habitat loss to coastal development. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Manulea altissima L.f. subsp. altissima | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Hilliard, O.M. 1994. The Manuleae: a tribe of Scrophulariaceae. Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh.
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. 2018. Manulea altissima L.f. subsp. altissima. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version 2020.1. Accessed on 2023/12/03 |
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