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Scientific Name | Faucaria tigrina (Haw.) Schwantes |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | AIZOACEAE |
Synonyms | Faucaria tigrina (Haw.) Schwantes forma splendens H.Jacobsen & G.D.Rowley, Faucaria tigrina (Haw.) Schwantes var. splendens (H.Jacobsen) H.Jacobsen, Mesembryanthemum tigrinum Haw. |
Common Names | Tierbekvygie (a), Tiger-jaw (e) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Endangered B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v)+2ab(ii,iii,iv,v) |
Assessment Date | 2007/04/14 |
Assessor(s) | J.E. Victor & A.P. Dold |
Justification | EOO and AOO <200 km², four known locations remain after many subpopulations declined due to urban expansion around Grahamstown. It continues to decline due to overgrazing and urban expansion. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape |
Range | Somerset East to Grahamstown. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Grahamstown Grassland Thicket, Albany Bontveld |
Description | Mainly on open, rocky patches, in a dark clayish soil with a low pH, in mountain renosterveld. |
Threats |
| Threatened by ongoing habitat loss and degradation as a result of urban expansion and overgrazing. |
Population |
Subpopulations are small, fragmented and continue to decline.
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Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Faucaria tigrina (Haw.) Schwantes | EN B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v)+2ab(ii,iii,iv,v) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Faucaria tigrina (Haw.) Schwantes | 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. & Dold, A.P. 2007. Faucaria tigrina (Haw.) Schwantes. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/23 |
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