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Scientific Name | Gibbaeum dispar N.E.Br. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | AIZOACEAE |
Common Names | Duimpiesnuif (a), Duimpie-Snuif (a), Duimpiesnuifvygie (a), Pappegaaibekvygie (a), Vinger-en-duim-vygie (a) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2006/12/01 |
Assessor(s) | C. Klak, J.H. Vlok & J.E. Victor |
Justification | One known location is potentially threatened by crop cultivation, mining, road construction, harvesting for the specialist succulent horticulture trade and livestock grazing and trampling. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Van Wyksdorp. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Western Little Karoo |
Description | Mixed quartz and shale on hill tops. |
Threats |
| Potentially threatened by habitat loss to gravel mining for road construction. This species is highly sought after by succulent collectors, and sporadic removal of wild plants is another potential threat. Some locations are potentially threatened by grazing and trampling by livestock. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Conservation |
| Not currently conserved in any formally protected area. |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Gibbaeum dispar N.E.Br. | VU D2 | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Gibbaeum dispar N.E.Br. | Insufficiently Known | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
Goldblatt, P. and Manning, J.C. 2000. Cape Plants: A conspectus of the Cape Flora of South Africa. Strelitzia 9. National Botanical Institute, Cape Town.
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
Raimondo, D., von Staden, L., Foden, W., Victor, J.E., Helme, N.A., Turner, R.C., Kamundi, D.A. and Manyama, P.A. 2009. Red List of South African Plants. Strelitzia 25. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
Vlok, J. and Schutte-Vlok, A.L. 2010. Plants of the Klein Karoo. Umdaus Press, Hatfield.
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Citation |
| Klak, C., Vlok, J.H. & Victor, J.E. 2006. Gibbaeum dispar N.E.Br. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2024/10/08 |
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