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Scientific Name | Cheiridopsis umdausensis L.Bolus |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | AIZOACEAE |
Common Names | Whitewart Clockfig (e) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2006/10/16 |
Assessor(s) | J.E. Victor & C. Klak |
Justification | One known location is potentially threatened by overgrazing and trampling by goats. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | Steinkopf. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Umdaus Mountains Succulent Shrubland, Bushmanland Arid Grassland |
Description | Flat, quartz-strewn hilltops and granitic upper western slopes. |
Threats |
| Habitat degradation |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Cheiridopsis umdausensis L.Bolus | VU D2 | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Cheiridopsis umdausensis L.Bolus | Vulnerable | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
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.
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Citation |
| Victor, J.E. & Klak, C. 2006. Cheiridopsis umdausensis L.Bolus. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/18 |
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