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Scientific Name | Haworthiopsis venosa (Lam.) G.D.Rowley |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | ASPHODELACEAE |
Synonyms | Aloe recurva Haw., Aloe tricolor Haw., Aloe venosa Lam., Haworthia distincta N.E.Br., Haworthia recurva (Haw.) Haw., Haworthia venosa (Lam.) Haw., Haworthia venosa (Lam.) Haw. var. oertendahlii Hjelmq. |
Common Names | Kleinkanniedood (a) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D1+2 |
Assessment Date | 2012/09/28 |
Assessor(s) | N.A. Helme |
Justification | Known from fewer than 1000 mature individuals occurring in three locations. Potentially threatened by livestock trampling and overgrazing, crop cultivation (further ploughing for wheat) and road construction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Breede River Valley between Swellendam and Malgas. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Eastern Ruens Shale Renosterveld, Cape Lowland Alluvial Vegetation |
Description | Renosterveld on shale often in rocky situations and on cliffs. |
Threats |
| Crop cultivation and road building are past threats. Potentially threatened by livestock trampling and future crop cultivation and road building. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Haworthiopsis venosa (Lam.) G.D.Rowley | VU D1+2 | 2014.1 | | Haworthia venosa (Lam.) Haw. subsp. venosa | VU D1+2 | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Bayer, M.B. 1999. Haworthia Revisited: A revision of the genus. Umdaus Press, Hatfield.
Bayer, M.B. and Manning, J.C. 2012 (Updated online 2013). The Haworthia nomenclator: A list of accepted species with some guidelines for infraspecific names. Haworthia Update 7(4):30-40.
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 |
| Helme, N.A. 2012. Haworthiopsis venosa (Lam.) G.D.Rowley. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/22 |
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