Brachystelma natalense (Schltr.) N.E.Br.
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Aulostephanus natalensis Schltr.
Conservation Status
Rediscovered in 1995 or before
Distribution
Pinetown, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
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Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
Ngwenya, M.A., Singh, Y., Crouch, N.R., Scott-Shaw, C.R. and Sikhakhane, T.B. 1995. Brachystelma natalense: rediscovered and redescribed. Aloe 32(2): 44-45.
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Scott-Shaw, C.R. 1999. Rare and threatened plants of KwaZulu-Natal and neighbouring regions. KwaZulu-Natal Nature Conservation Service, Pietermaritzburg.
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von Staden, L. & Styles, D. 2016. Brachystelma natalense (Schltr.) N.E.Br. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version 2017.1. Accessed on 2017/04/17
Styles, D. 2006. Some new and interesting records from greater Durban. PlantLife 32:33-35.
Victor, J.E. 2002. South Africa. In: J.S. Golding (ed), Southern African plant Red Data Lists. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report 14 (pp. 93-120), SABONET, Pretoria.
Wragg, P. 2006. Conservation status of threatened milkweeds (Apocynaceae) of the Natal Group Sandstone Grasslands: Brachystelma natalense (Schltr.) N.E.Br., B. pulchellum (Harv.) Schltr., and Schizoglossum peglerae N.E. Br. University of KwaZulu-Natal, Unpublished essay.