Alberta magna

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
PLANTAE	TRACHEOPHYTA	MAGNOLIOPSIDA	RUBIALES	RUBIACEAE

Scientific Name:

Alberta magna

Species Authority:

E.Mey.

Common Name/s:

English

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Natal Flame Bush

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Lower Risk/conservation dependent ver 2.3

Year Published:

1998

Annotations:

Needs updating

Assessor/s:

Hilton-Taylor, C., Cloete, E., Abbott, T., Scott-Shaw, R. & Nichols, G.

Reviewer/s:

Contributor/s:

History:

1997

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Rare (Walter and Gillett 1998)

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	Largely occurring in KwaZulu-Natal but extending into the Eastern Cape.
Countries:	Native: South Africa (Eastern Cape Province, KwaZulu-Natal)
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Population [top]

Population:	Population numbers have almost certainly declined because of fire and other habitat disturbances.

Population:

Population numbers have almost certainly declined because of fire and other habitat disturbances.

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	This species is found on the margins of small remnants of evergreen forest and on rocky sandstone outcrops, often near rivers and streams.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	It is vulnerable to the effects of fire and other habitat disturbances. Although legally protected, the bark is widely used as a source of traditional medicine.

Major Threat(s):

It is vulnerable to the effects of fire and other habitat disturbances. Although legally protected, the bark is widely used as a source of traditional medicine.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	In KwaZulu-Natal, the species occurs in a number of protected areas, of which at least one is managed to exclude fire. In the Eastern Cape, there are subpopulations in several protected areas, but the protected area system has virtually collapsed since 1994. The tree is also commonly planted as an ornamental.

Conservation Actions:

In KwaZulu-Natal, the species occurs in a number of protected areas, of which at least one is managed to exclude fire. In the Eastern Cape, there are subpopulations in several protected areas, but the protected area system has virtually collapsed since 1994. The tree is also commonly planted as an ornamental.

Citation:	Hilton-Taylor, C., Cloete, E., Abbott, T., Scott-Shaw, R. & Nichols, G. 1998. Alberta magna. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 22 May 2013.
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