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Scientific Name | Oscularia cremnophila Van Jaarsv., Desmet & A.E.van Wyk |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | AIZOACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Critically Endangered D |
Assessment Date | 2007/10/12 |
Assessor(s) | P.A. Manyama |
Justification | A population of 24 mature individuals at a single site is potentially threatened by mining. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Lambert's Bay. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Graafwater Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Quartzitic sandstone inselberg, 122m. |
Threats |
| Potentially threatened by habitat loss to mining. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Oscularia cremnophila Van Jaarsv., Desmet & A.E.van Wyk | CR D | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Oscularia cremnophila Van Jaarsv., Desmet & A.E.van Wyk | Rare | 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 |
| Manyama, P.A. 2007. Oscularia cremnophila Van Jaarsv., Desmet & A.E.van Wyk. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09 |
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