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Scientific Name | Antimima komkansica (L.Bolus) H.E.K.Hartmann |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | AIZOACEAE |
Synonyms | Ruschia komkansica L.Bolus |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2015/12/08 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | A localized species (EOO 17 km²) occurring at one to three locations and potentially threatened by habitat loss to mining. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Namaqualand, Brand-se-Baai to Komkans. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Namaqualand Strandveld, Namaqualand Sand Fynbos |
Description | Sandy coastal plains. |
Threats |
This species occurs close to an open-cast sand mining area, and is potentially threatened by habitat loss to mining, should mining operations expand in future. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Citation |
von Staden, L. 2015. Antimima komkansica (L.Bolus) H.E.K.Hartmann. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version 2017.1. Accessed on 2019/12/11 |