South africa red data book plants

The atlas will also be used to refine the conservation assessment of south african butterflies. South african medicinal plants south africa ultural. South africa uses the internationally endorsed iucn red list categories and. The entire project was sponsored by vodacom, the national research foundation and the lomas wildlife trust. Swartland shale renosterveld is also the home of the majority of species in marasmodes, south africas most threatened plant genus. In 2009, south africa completed the iucn red list assessments of 20,456.

Because the red list of south african plants is used widely in south african. The current top five red data plant taxa in gauteng are khadia beswickii, delosperma macellum, ceropegia decidua subsp. The 2015 eskom red data book of birds of south africa, lesotho and. Corrections and additions find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. Priority ranking scheme for red data plants in gauteng. Threatened species programme sanbi red list of 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. In contrast to the majority of species enumerated in the red list of south african plants. The list of endangered species around the world is growing due to a range of causes from overhunting to a loss of habitat. Natal blue book, watson, government printer, pietermaritzburg 1889. 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. 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 africa s described indigenous plant taxa. This red list is a major milestone for south africa in that it is the first datadriven, comprehensive assessment of the countrys indigenous.

An interesting addition to the red data book is the inclusion of the regional status of plants by the old south african provinces. South africa s municipal sewage system has largely collapsed. Red list 1997 of plants and animals in denmark danish regional red list status of carnivores in the arabian peninsula. Local rarities countrywide status not threatened, unless noted. Pdf the red list of south african plants a global first. The red list of south african plants a global first. This update to the red data list of southern african plants. Far more than a list of species and their status, it is a. Tsp in one of the continents largest collaborative conservation projects to date, south africa has become the first megadiverse. Hiltontaylor and others published red data list of southern african plants. Pdf priority ranking scheme for red data plants in. South africa is the third most biodiverse country in the world and inhabitants have for centuries employed the help of indigenous medicinal plants. The cape floristic region cfr contains a disproportionate number of southern africas red data book plants 70%, freshwater flsh 57%, amphibians 43%, butterflies 38%, and reptiles 35%, relative to the small area 4% of the subcontinent which it occupies.

The lepidopterists society of africa much appreciates the publication of the present red data book by sanbi. Red data list of southern african plants protea atlas project. In producing the red list of south african plants, south africa has become one of. Of the 824 treatment plants, maybe only 60 release clean water. Full text of red data list of southern african plants. The iucn red list is a critical indicator of the health of the worlds biodiversity. The gardeners guide to south african plants joffe, pitta on.