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Scientific Name | Didymaotus lapidiformis (Marloth) N.E.Br. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | AIZOACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2005/06/07 |
Assessor(s) | P.M. Burgoyne & F. Daniels |
Justification | Two known locations are potentially threatened by harvesting for the specialist succulent horticultural trade, quarrying and mining. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Southern Ceres Karoo. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Tanqua Karoo |
Description | Associated with limestone soil on shale of the Ecca Group, overlain with windblown sand. |
Threats |
| The site at Beukesfontein was to be mined for limestone (ISEP 1977). This species was highly sought after by collectors and one population is threatened by quarrying, the quarry was recently expanded (I. Oliver pers. comm. 1993). |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Didymaotus lapidiformis (Marloth) N.E.Br. | VU D2 | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Didymaotus lapidiformis (Marloth) N.E.Br. | Vulnerable | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | | Didymaotus lapidiformis (Marloth) N.E.Br. | Vulnerable | Hall et al. (1980) | |
Bibliography |
Hall, A.V., De Winter, M., De Winter, B. and Van Oosterhout, S.A.M. 1980. Threatened plants of southern Africa. South African National Scienctific Programmes Report 45. CSIR, Pretoria.
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.
Snijman, D.A. 2013. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 2: The extra Cape flora. Strelitzia 30. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
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Citation |
| Burgoyne, P.M. & Daniels, F. 2005. Didymaotus lapidiformis (Marloth) N.E.Br. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/22 |
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