| IUCN Species Information Service (SIS) Toolkit |
| Assessment Report | |
| Taxonomy | ||||
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| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
| PLANTAE | TRACHEOPHYTA | MAGNOLIOPSIDA | SAXIFRAGALES | CRASSULACEAE |
| Scientific Name: | Kalanchoe montana |
| Species Authority: | Compton |
| 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. |
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| Justification: Kalanchoe montana has an estimated extent of occurrence of 16, 300.429 km2, but apart from one record, the population falls within a much smaller area. The area of occupancy is 36 km2. At the time of this assessment, there is no information on threats to its habitat. Based on this, it has been assessed as Least Concern. Date last seen: 2023 | |
| History: | - |
| Geographic Range | |
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| Range Description: | This species is known from the Eswatini highveld, ranging from near Hlatikhulu to near Bulembu, and from South Africa, from near the Eswatini border to north of Naboomspruit. Apart from this last locality, the population is restricted to Eswatini and the adjacent areas in Mpumalanga. |
| Countries: | Native: Eswatini; Limpopo Province; Mpumalanga; |
| Population | |
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| Population: | No detailed population surveys have been conducted for this species. For the purpose of this assessment, it has been assumed that the species still occurs in the localities of the older records, as the habitat still exists in these areas. |
| Population Trend: | Unknown |
| Habitat and Ecology | |
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| Habitat and Ecology: | This species has been found growing on shallow soils amongst rocks, usually on hilltops. The vegetation type for the Eswatini records is KaNgwane Montane Grassland (Gm16), and in South Africa, Legogote Sour Bushveld (SVI9) and Central Sandy Bushveld (SVcb12) (Mucina et. al. 2018). |
| List of Habitats: | 4 Grassland 4.7 Grassland - Subtropical/Tropical High Altitude |
| Threats | |
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| Major Threat(s): | Within Eswatini, the rocky hilltop habitats are subject to heavy grazing and burning, but still provide appropriate habitats for this species. |
| List of Threats: | - |
| Conservation Actions | |
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| Conservation Actions: | Only one recorded locality falls within a formally protected area, namely Malolotja Nature Reserve in Eswatini. |
| List of Conservation Actions: | 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: | - |