About 1015% of the total land area of new zealand is covered with native flora, from tall kauri and kohekohe forests to rainforest dominated by rimu, beech, tawa, matai and rata. The area covers the south western and southern cape, namaqualand and the karoo. This red list represents the first time that one of the worlds mega diverse countries has fully assessed the status of its entire flora, characterized by a total of 20456 taxa taxa subject category. Hall, bolus herbarium, university of cape town, rondebosch 7700, republic of south africa bolus herbarium university of cape town rondebosch 7700 republic of south africa the fynbos and karoo biomes in south africa have the highest concentration of threatened plant species of any temperate region. Orachrysops niobe, the brenton blue, is a species of butterfly in the family lycaenidae and is endemic to south africa the wingspan is 2438 mm for males and 2242 mm for females. In 1985, hall and veldhuis published a plant red data book restricted to the fynbos and karoo biomes of south africa ca17% of the land surface area. Sep 21, 2017 south africa is home to over 22,000 different species of plants that are ordered into 2,180 genuses of 227 plant families. Project coordinator, southern african botanical diversity network co national botanical institute, 2005 ocolc700770215. A related species, known as karambaki, has been used medicinally by arab traders, east african residents since ancient times. A big thankyou to the authors for permitting their work to be presented on this site. Our covid19 community guidelines tips, advice and news related to trading on gumtree during the covid19 crisis.
The revision was made possible by over 400 experts who provided their data. Threequarters of the plants listed in the latest edition of the south african red data book are in the cape floral kingdom. The cfr includes 5 endemic plant families and 160 endemic genera. Natal blue book, watson, government printer, pietermaritzburg 1889. The assessment has been published in a book entitled the red list of south african plants. The book was based on notes from a norwegian doctor, henrik greve blessing, who paid a visit to south africa, kwazulunatal in the years 19011904. Consequently an improved understanding of the nature and determinants of plant rarity and its relation with vulnerability to extinction could provide a basis for proactive conservation instead of the present day tendency. Atlas and red list of the reptiles of south africa. Other red data species found utilising the site included the western leopard toad critically endangered, the cape sand snake. Red data list of southern african plants craig hiltontaylor is to be congratulated on producing this magnificent pillarbox red volume, which lists the status of our plants as of august 1995.
Current and future threats to plant biodiversity on the. Astilbe x arendsii everything and anything about plants in sa. Red data books, red lists and butterfly conservation in south africa t his publication fulfils the need for a revised south african red data book for butterflies as well as for an improved proposed red list of butterflies in south africa. Their bright colours will add character to your garden and will attract a lot of birds. This plant book shares a constantly growing collection of the marvels that ive encountered. To uwe, congratulations on the publication of volume 2 of the medicinal plant conservation bibliography, which enables access to an enormous resource of literature relevant to our work. Priority ranking scheme for red data plants in gauteng, south africa m. Red flowers and butterfly pollination in the fynbos of. I hope it will give you an increased appreciation of our indigenous flora and fauna and spur you into restoring the natural ecology of the area in which you. The name salutaris means health giving, alluding to the pepperbarks medicinal uses. This red list is a major milestone for south africa in that it is the first data driven, comprehensive assessment of the countrys indigenous vascular flora. Terrestrial mammals south african national scientific programmes report smithers, reay h.
Threatened species programme sanbi red list of south. The red data list status of threatened plants of gauteng, south africa is presented. Pfab, email protected gauteng department of agriculture, conservation, environment and land affairs, po box 8769, johannesburg 2000, south africa gauteng department of agriculture, conservation, environment and land affairs johannesburg 2000 po box 8769 south africa edited by l. Printed in 2005 in the republic of south africa by capture press, pr etoria. Red list of south african plants regional red list. The gardeners guide to south african plants joffe, pitta on. Working as a coeditor on the eskom red data book of birds of south africa, lesotho and swaziland and the prince edward islands, we should add, was an emotional experience for me. Pepperbark is extremely rare to find in the wild and is listed as a red data book.
None of these plants is listed in the botanical survey, they say. Compiled by the south african national botanical institute sanbi, ongoing. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. The first south african red data bookbutterflies s.
This plant is currently listed in the red data book of south african plants. With over 58 million people, it is the worlds 24thmost populous nation and covers an area of 1,221,037 kilometres 758,717 mi. Visit gumtree south africa, your local online classifieds with thousands of live listings. Posted on aug 30, 2012 africa, criteria system, invertebrates, iucn categories and criteria, region, taxon comments off on south african red data book. Of threat and started publication of red data books on animals and plants to include data on. This includes evaluations using categories and criteria adopted by the iucn in 1994 and updated in 2000 for. Red data book overview, advantages and its disadvantages.
Southern african botanical diversity network national botanical institute south africa. This section of the plants of southern africa site provides floristic information drawn from a number of published reference works. Iucn the iucn red list of threatened species is the worlds most comprehensive inventory of the global conservation status of plant and animal species. Past, present, and future 169 plant red data books and the national botanical institute 170 mozambique rdl workshop 173 gauteng red data plant. Ussr, main administration for nature conservation, nature reserves, forestry and game management. It is the first among these countries to do a comprehensive assessment of the status of its flora. In producing the red list of south african plants, south africa has become one of. This red list is a major milestone for south africa in that it is the first datadriven, comprehensive assessment of the countrys indigenous vascular flora.
South african red data book birds v abstract red data sheets are provided for 102 species of birds that breed on the south african mainland and a further six species for the oceanic prince edward islands. Up to 250 bird species have been identified in the area, along with many other species of fauna and flora. Theyre easy to grow and can endure various soil types. Pdf a red data book of namibian plants researchgate. It is now possible to get a list of threatened species associated with each vegetation type, simply by typing the name of the vegetation type in. In january 2005 we received funding from the european commission to initiate a fiveyear project which was lately extended to sixyears to assess the status of freshwater biodiversity throughout africa and to demonstrate the application of these data in environment development planning at four demonstration sites.
Priority ranking scheme for red data plants in gauteng, south. This red list edition presents a complete reassessment of marasmodes which was until recently very poorly known, and thought to consist of only five species. Jan 30, 2014 south africa is also the largest steel producer in africa. The larvae of the first two instars feed on the leaves and later instars on the rootstock of. Tavaresia barklyi is widely distributed in southern africa and reported for angola, botswana, south africa free state, limpopo and northern cape provinces, namibia and zimbabwe. Precis includes all indigenous and naturalised plants recorded from the same area as the flora of south ern africa namibia, botswana, south africa, swaziland and lesotho.
Their wide colour range will add variety and beauty to your garden. Welcome to the red list of south african plants version 2017. Twentytwo other mammals are listed in the south african red data books, and 18 species appear in cites appendices. The coastal area has been subject to the multiple pressures of development, population growth, agriculture, plant collectors and the spread of invasive, alien plants.
Detailed species descriptions of more than 150 medicinal plants and their close relatives, or other species used in a similar way. It uses a set of criteria to evaluate the extinction risk of thousands of species and subspecies. Invasive alien plants and water resources in south africa. However, some species included in plants of southern africa. Medicinal plants of south africa nhbs field guides. The atlas and red list of the reptiles of south africa, lesotho and swaziland is a book that was published with the coordinated input from the animal demography unit adu, the south african national biodiversity institutes sanbi threatened species programme and sanbi publishing.
Adults are on wing from october to november and from february to march. Species are listed according to the established iucn criteria of extinct, endangered, vulnerable, rare, out of danger or indeterminate. Local rarities countrywide status not threatened, unless noted. Established in 1964, the international union for conservation of natures red list of threatened species has evolved to become the worlds most comprehensive information source on the global conservation status of animal, fungi and plant species.
Overview red data books and lists are iucn world conservation union, species survival commission ssc products and were initiated in 1963 by sir peter scott as a means of preventing extinction through an easily understood method of identifying, documenting and creating awareness of. It brings up to date the current scientific knowledge of, and level of threat facing the mammals of south africa, makes recommendations for strategic conservation and management of threatened mammals and their habitats and is intended to improve the effectiveness and synergy of existing conservation efforts. Established in 1964, the iucn red list of threatened species has evolved to become the worlds most comprehensive information source on the global conservation status of animal, fungi and plant species. The cfr is home to about 9,000 vascular plant species, 69 percent of which are endemic goldblatt and manning 2000, and 1,435 16 percent of which have red data book status in the south african plant red data book hiltontaylor 1996. This book is largely based on precis and includes data on life cycle, life form, height of plant and altitude together with updated information on literature references, synonyms. Granted, i had precious little sleep during the frantic last few weeks out of about 4. Conservation assessments were provided by the iucn species survival commission, the national botanical institute south africa, environment australia and csiro. Antibacterial, antiinflammatory and mutagenic effects of. Lowveld, south africa c o n t e n t s 183 threatened plants gleditsia triacanthos 192 invasive alien plants red data list special 162 red data lists in southern africa. This website provides access to south african plant names taxa, specimens herbarium sheets and observations of plants made in the field botanical records.
This red list is a major milestone for south africa in that it is the first datadriven, comprehensive assessment of the countrys indigenous. The red list of south african plants published in 2010, the international year of. These are the people involved in the conservation and research of south african fish species and ultimately they find out which fish are sustainable and which fish should never be bought or sold. The national red list of south african plants is a comprehensive assessment of all south african indigenous plants, and therefore all species are assessed and given a national red list status. Address for correspondence national botanical research institute private bag 184 windhoek namibia tel. The cone shaped rhizomes and fleshy roots are dug up and sold on the muthi markets around the country. Red hot poker red hot pokers are excellent garden plants. The red list of threatened species also known as the iucn red list or red data list, founded in 1964, is the worlds most comprehensive inventory of the global conservation status of biological species. The red data book helps us in providing complete information for research, studies and also for monitoring the programs on rare and endangered species and their habits. Plants pollinated by other insects may have shifted to m.
Farewell to a pathmaker, chusa gines danna leaman in the shifting tides of international development as. Red data book of namibian plants national business research. South africa has an incredible diversity in plant life for a country of 463,000 square miles. Stanford libraries official online search tool for books, media, journals, databases, government documents and more. Pdf the red list of south african plants a global first.
The major habitats for threatened species have been refined to vegetation types as described in south africa s national vegetation map. Red data list special edition south african national. By far the largest concentration of red data book species of plants, butterflies, reptiles and amphibians occurs in the greater cape town metropolitan area. Tavaresia barklyi plantzafrica south african national. Viable breeding populations of 97 terrestrial mammal species are present in the park. The ability to detect change in status of plant species is hindered by lack of monitoring data available on the impacts of overgrazing and medicinal harvesting, the. The red data book helps us in providing complete information for research, studies and also for monitoring the programs on rare and endangered. This red list represents the first time that one of the worlds mega diverse countries has fully assessed the status of its entire flora, characterized by a total of 20456 taxa, of which 265 are endemics, distributed over three of the worlds biodiversity hotspots. South africa s climates range from coastal to forests to grasslands and savannas. The red data book is a public document which is created for recording endangered and rare species of plants, animals, fungi as well as some local subspecies which are present in a particular region. Threatened species programme, south african national biodiversity institute, pretoria, south africa. It is now possible to get a list of threatened species associated with each vegetation type, simply by typing the name of the vegetation type in the search box above.
The red list of south african plants a global first. The eskom red data book of birds birdlife south africa. Far more than a list of species and their status, it is a. Southern african plant names and floristic details from the south african national biodiversity institute. Data collection rapid rural appraisal methods were used to collect the information on plants used in the treatment of wounds and retained placenta beebe, 1995 in two provinces of south africa limpopoandnorthwest. Several birds listed in the south african red data book of birds, namely the greater.
The 2015 eskom red data book of birds of south africa, lesotho and. In 2009, south africa completed the iucn red list assessments of 20,456. Vygies vygies is one of south africa s most colourful plants. The 2016 mammal red list of south africa lesotho and swaziland forms part of a series of national red list projects recently completed by sanbi and partners, which include butterflies, reptiles and birds. The black rhinoceros diceros bicornis minor is listed as an endangered species in the international red data book. The iucn red list is a critical indicator of the health of the worlds biodiversity. It includes the names of some 33,000 plant species determined to be rare or threatened on a global scale. The contribution of this project towards the namibian red list rl has been invaluable. South africa is among 17 megadiverse countries that collectively hold 70% of the worlds plant species diversity. Full text of red data list of south african plants see other formats. Yolan friedmann endangered wildlife trust ewt article type. Priority ranking scheme for red data plants in gauteng, south africa.
This volume contains an introductory chapter on the richness of the south african flora as well as on the procedures for. Southern african botanical diversity network report no. Although the study area was much smaller than that of the previous publication, 1 808 taxa were iden tified. South africa, officially the republic of south africa rsa, is the southernmost country in africa. I am sure at one point or another you have all heard of the red list or sassi. The red list of south african plants published in 2010, the international year of biodiversity, assessed for the first time the conservation status of all 20 456 of south africas described indigenous plant taxa. Farmerswereinterviewed in groups using openended questions at the dipping tanks or individually thereafter. It uses a set of quantitative criteria to evaluate the extinction risk of thousands of species. Priority ranking scheme for red data plants in gauteng. Its fernlike foliage is attractive from spring through summer. An interesting addition to the red data book is the inclusion of the regional status of plants by the old south african provinces. Launch of the south african traditional medicinal plants from. Bears pink, feathery plumes in spring and early summer. Past, present, and future 169 plant red data books and the national botanical institute 170 mozambique rdl workshop 173 gauteng red data plant policy 175 swaziland flora.
Micropropagation by tissue culture has brought this species back from the brink of extinction although the wild populations are reportedly almost totally depleted. National programme for ecosystem research south africa. Please see the publications page on the sanbi website for more information. The database access appears to be down at the moment. These criteria are relevant to all species and all regions of the world. The current publication, the fourth edition in the series, has been expanded to include data on life cycle, life form. In contrast to the majority of species enumerated in the red list of south african plants. Swartland shale renosterveld is also the home of the majority of species in marasmodes, south africas most threatened plant genus. The wild dog is probably the species of most concern in the xeric kalahari savanna, listed in the global iucn hiltontaylor 2000 and south african red data book smithers 1986 as endangered, due to eradication of their prey and shooting by farmers. This lovely perennial needs a cool, shady spot and deep, rich, moist soil. Oct 19, 2011 in one of the continents largest collaborative conservation projects to date, south africa has become the first of the worlds megadiverse countries to fully assess the status of its entire flora a staggering 20 456 species. Plant indigenous plants in your garden western cape. These criteria are relevant to most species and all regions of the world.
In this report a list is given of 1 808 rare, threatened and recently extinct plants in the fynbos and karoo biomes in the cape province of south africa. Terrestrial mammals south african national scientific programmes report. In my journey, i see spectacular plants and the fascinating creatures that coexist with them. South africas steel production bucked the global trend in 20, increasing by 4. Brahms online south african national biodiversity institute. Red data list of southern african plants protea atlas project. The persistence of rare plants is an important dimension in the conservation of biodiversity. Plants grow in full sun or light shade on rocky outcrops and slopes and in sandy soils on. Setting conservation priorities for threatened species.
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