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Scientific Name | Stomatium paucidens L.Bolus |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | AIZOACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Data Deficient - Taxonomically Problematic |
Assessment Date | 2017/08/23 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | The genus Stomatium is in need of revision and most species are poorly understood. The distribution range and habitat requirements of S. paucidens are not certain, and it has not been recorded in the wild since 1944. Therefore its risk of extinction cannot be assessed at present. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Free State, Northern Cape |
Range | Unknown. The species was described from cultivated material of unknown origin. Specimens in the Bolus Herbarium matched to the description suggest that it occurs between Fauresmith and Noupoort. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Besemkaree Koppies Shrubland, Xhariep Karroid Grassland |
Description | Unknown. The habitat is not described on specimens or in the literature. |
Population |
Population trend | Unknown |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Stomatium paucidens L.Bolus | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Bolus, H.M.L. 1928-1935. Notes on Mesembrianthemum and allied genera. Part II. Bolus Herbarium, University of Cape Town, Cape Town.
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 |
| von Staden, L. 2017. Stomatium paucidens L.Bolus. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version 2020.1. Accessed on 2023/12/08 |
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