| IUCN Species Information Service (SIS) Toolkit |
| Assessment Report | |
| Taxonomy | ||||
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| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
| PLANTAE | TRACHEOPHYTA | MAGNOLIOPSIDA | DIPSACALES | CAPRIFOLIACEAE |
| Scientific Name: | Cephalaria petiolata |
| Species Authority: | Compton |
| Common Name/s: - | |
| Synonym/s: | - |
| Taxonomic Notes: | - |
| Assessment Information | |
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| Red List Category & Criteria: | Endangered B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii) |
| Year Assessed: | 2023 |
| Assessor/s: | Braun, K. |
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| Justification: Cephalara petiolata has a restricted distribution and there are very few records of this species. The estimated extent of occurrence was calculated to be 1,846.856 km2 with an area of occupancy of 12 km2. However, one of the records needs the identification to be confirmed, so both the extent of occurrence and area of occupancy could be considerably smaller. There is an ongoing threat of habitat degradation or destruction due to overgrazing by livestock. Based on this, it has been assessed as Endangered, under Criteria B1 and B2. Date last seen: 2009 | |
| History: | - |
| Geographic Range | |
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| Range Description: | This species is known from three localities, one in the Eswatini highveld, one in Songimvelo and one in the Wakkerstroom area. |
| Countries: | Native: Eswatini; Mpumalanga; |
| Population | |
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| Population: | This species is known from four records, from Eswatini and two localities in South Africa. No detailed population surveys have been conducted. |
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| Habitat and Ecology | |
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| Habitat and Ecology: | In Eswatini, this plant was recorded from swamps, and the Wakkerstroom area record from a temporarily inudated seepage area. It would appear that this species requires moist areas in grassland. The vegetation types for the known localities are KaNgwane Montane Grassland (Gm16), Wakkerstroom Montane Grassland (Gm14) and Barberton Serpentine Sourveld (SVI13) (Mucina et. al. 2018). |
| List of Habitats: | 5 Wetlands (inland) 5.4 Wetlands (inland) - Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands |
| Threats | |
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| Major Threat(s): | It would appear that this species requires highveld vleis or seepage areas, and many of these are under pressure from ongoing heavy grazing. |
| List of Threats: | 2 Agriculture & aquaculture 2.3 Livestock farming & ranching 2.3.2 Small-holder grazing, ranching or farming |
| Conservation Actions | |
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| Conservation Actions: | This species has been recorded from within Songimvelo Game Reserve, although the identity of this record requires confirmation. |
| List of Conservation Actions: | 1 Land/water protection 1.2 Resource & habitat protection 3 Species management 3.4 Ex-situ conservation 3.4.2 Genome resource bank |
| Bibliography | |
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| Bachman
S, Moat J, Hill AW, 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. | |
| Citation: | - |