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Plectranthus unguentarius

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
PLANTAE TRACHEOPHYTA MAGNOLIOPSIDA LAMIALES LABIATAE

Scientific Name: Plectranthus unguentarius
Species Authority: Codd

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Vulnerable D2 ver 3.1
Year Published: 2004
Assessor/s: Craven, P.
Reviewer/s: Victor, J.E. & Hilton-Taylor, C. (Southern African Plants Red List Authority)
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Justification:
Plectranthus unguentarius is assessed as Vulnerable. The RAMAS® Red List version 2.0 software package was used to make this assessment.

This species is known from two subpopulations with extent of occurrence < 5,000 km² and area occupied < 1,250 km². The plant's roots are used traditionally

Geographic Range [top]

Countries:
Native:
Namibia
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Population [top]

Population Trend: Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: Codd (1975) states that it grows in dry mopane woodland, on high rocky situations up to 2,300 m altitude, in limestone and dolomite.
Systems: Terrestrial
Citation: Craven, P. 2004. Plectranthus unguentarius. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 24 May 2013.
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