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Assessment Report | |
Taxonomy | ||||
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Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
PLANTAE | TRACHEOPHYTA | LYCOPODIOPSIDA | SELAGINELLALES | SELAGINELLACEAE |
Scientific Name: | Selaginella culverwellii |
Species Authority: | N.R.Crouch |
Common Name/s: - | |
Synonym/s: | - |
Taxonomic Notes: | - |
Assessment Information | |
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Red List Category & Criteria: | Least Concern N/A |
Year Assessed: | 2023 |
Assessor/s: | Braun, K. |
Reviewer/s: | Raimondo, D. |
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Justification: This species has a very restricted distribution, with an extent of occurrence (EOO) of 549.711 km2, and an area of occupancy (AOO) of 24 km2. Although there is widespread loss of natural habitat in the area where this species is found, it is a rare habitat specialist known only from rocky areas. This habitat provides it with protection from grazing and burning, the population is thus inferred to be stable. Based on this, it has been assessed as Least Concern. | |
History: | - |
Geographic Range | |
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Range Description: | This species is known only from the Lubombo Mountains, and has been recorded from north east Eswatini, along the Lubombos south to Border Cave area in KwaZulu Natal. |
Countries: | Native: Eswatini; KwaZulu-Natal; |
Population | |
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Population: | Currently available information indicates that this species is restricted to the Lubombo Mountains, but no detailed surveys have been conducted. The population is inferred to be stable. |
Population Trend: | Stable |
Habitat and Ecology | |
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Habitat and Ecology: | Ths species grows on hot shallow soils overlying rhyolite, in partial to full sun. The vegetation type where it has been recorded is Southern Lebombo Bushveld (SVI16), with one record from Ironwood Dry Forest (FOz9) (Mucina et. al. 2018). |
List of Habitats: | 2 Savanna 2.2 Savanna - Moist |
Threats | |
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Major Threat(s): | There is currently no information on any threats to this species. |
List of Threats: | - |
Conservation Actions | |
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Conservation Actions: | This species has been recorded from within Mlawula Nature Reserve, as well as Shewula community conservation area. |
List of Conservation Actions: | - |
Bibliography | |
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Bachman,
S., Moat, J., Hill, A.W., de la Torre, J. and Scott, B. 2011.
Supporting Red List threat assessments with GeoCAT geospatial
conservation tool. In: Smith V, Penev L (Eds) e-Infrastructure for data
publishing in biodiversity science. . ZooKeys 150: 117-126. Mucina, L., Rutherford, M.C. and Powrie, L.W. (Editors). 2018. The Vegetation Map of South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland. South African National Biodiversity Institute. Available at: http://bgis.sanbi.org/Projects/Detail/186. |
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