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Scientific Name | Haworthiopsis pungens (M.B.Bayer) Boatwr. & J.C.Manning |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | ASPHODELACEAE |
Synonyms | Haworthia pungens M.B.Bayer, Tulista pungens (M.B.Bayer) G.D.Rowley |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2014/03/26 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo & L. von Staden |
Justification | Known from two locations (EOO 180 km²) and potentially threatened by habitat loss to agriculture. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape |
Range | Langkloof near Joubertina. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Kouga Grassy Sandstone Fynbos, Eastern Inland Shale Band Vegetation |
Description | West-facing stony slopes with small bushes, 500-1000 m. |
Threats |
| Potentially threatened by habitat loss to crop cultivation. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Haworthiopsis pungens (M.B.Bayer) Boatwr. & J.C.Manning | VU D2 | 2014.1 | | Haworthia pungens M.B.Bayer | VU D2 | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Bayer, M.B. 1999. Haworthia Revisited: A revision of the genus. Umdaus Press, Hatfield.
Manning, J.C., Boatwright, J.S., Daru, B.H., Maurin, O. and Van der Bank, M. 2014. A molecular phylogeny and generic classification of Asphodelaceae subfamily Alooideae: A final resolution of the prickly issue of polyphyly in the Alooids? Systematic Botany 39(1):55-74.
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.
Rowley, G.D. 2013. Generic concepts in the Alooideae. Part 3 - The phylogenetic story. Alsterworthia International Special Issue 10:1-6.
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Citation |
| Raimondo, D. & von Staden, L. 2014. Haworthiopsis pungens (M.B.Bayer) Boatwr. & J.C.Manning. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/25 |
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