Red List of South African Plants
The Red List of South African Plants is a system used to classify endemic species of plants in South Africa that are at risk of extinction. The South African National Biodiversity Institute designates the conservation status of endemic species according to the IUCN Red List system of categories and criteria.
History
Prior to publication of the Red List of South African Plants in 2010 was the Threatened Plants of Southern Africa in 1980 where 1893 taxa was assessed, the Red Data List of Southern African Plants in 1997 where 3916 taxa was assessed, and the Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report in 2002 where 948 taxa was assessed.In 2010, as part of SANBI's Threatened Species Programme, 20 456 indigenous plant taxa was assessed and each given a conservation status. This was the first time a megadiverse country had fully assessed the status of its entire flora; 13 265 of the assessed flora was endemic to South Africa.
Categories
Plants are assessed against the IUCN Red List system of categories and criteria.IUCN categories
;ExtinctEX;Extinct in the Wild
EW;Regionally Extinct
RE;Critically Endangered
CR;* Critically Endangered, Possibly Extinct
CR PE;Endangered
EN;Vulnerable
VU;Near Threatened
NT;Least Concern
LC;Data Deficient - Insufficient Information
DDD;Data Deficient - Taxonomically Problematic
DDT;Not Evaluated
Non-IUCN categories
;Critically Rare;Rare
;* Restricted range - Extent of occurrence < 500 km2, OR
;* Habitat specialist - Area of occupancy < 20 km2, OR
;* Low densities of individuals - The species occurs as single individuals or small subpopulations, OR
;* Small global population - The species has less than 10 000 mature individuals.
;Declining