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Scientific Name | Justicia crassiuscula (P.G.Mey.) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ACANTHACEAE |
Synonyms | Monechma crassiusculum P.G.Mey. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable* B1ab(iii,v) |
Assessment Date | 2015/06/01 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo |
Justification | This species has a limited distribution in South Africa (EOO 1688 km²), where it occurs at five locations and is declining due to ongoing habitat degradation as a result of overgrazing. The South African population is however continuous with the larger, stable Namibian population, and the national status is therefore downgraded by one category following IUCN regional assessment procedures. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | Lüderitz-Aus area in southern Namibia to the Richtersveld Mountains. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Central Richtersveld Mountain Shrubland |
Description | Stony soils on slopes and in valleys. |
Threats |
| Threatened by livestock overgrazing and trampling in the South African part of its range. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Monechma crassiusculum P.G.Mey. | VU* B1ab(iii,v) | 2015.1 | | Monechma crassiusculum P.G.Mey. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Manning, J.C. and Goldblatt, P. 2014. Synopsis of the genus Justicia L. (Acanthaceae) in southern Africa, with eight new combinations for species of Adhatoda Miller and Monechma Hochts. Bothalia 44(1):#169.
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.
Snijman, D.A. 2013. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 2: The extra Cape flora. Strelitzia 30. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
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Citation |
| Raimondo, D. 2015. Justicia crassiuscula (P.G.Mey.) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version 2020.1. Accessed on 2023/12/03 |
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