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Melanospermum swazicum


Scrophulariaceae  Limoselleae 


Eswatini Red List status (2002): EN B1B2aC2a

Global status (2024) VU - Vulnerable B1ab(ii,iii)+2ab(ii,iii), 12 herbarium specimens

South African Red List status: LC (2018)

IUCN Red List: VU B1ab(ii,iii)+2ab(ii,iii)

Global Distribution: NE1, NE3, Endemic to Limpopo Mpumalanga Eswatini Escarpment centre of endemism
Found within protected areas: Malolotja
Flora Protection Act: Schedule A

Description (Compton's Flora of Swaziland*):
Polycarena sp.

* Where species names have changed, these have been matched according to herbarium specimens quoted in this publication.

Notes:
Global distribution information: southern Africa includes southern Mozambique and southern Zimbabwe.
Restricted distribution has been based on an estimated extent of occurence of less than 100 000 km2 and/or an estimated area of occupancy of 100 km2, based on geo-referenced GBIF and iNaturalist data.

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