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Scientific Name | Cephalophyllum diversiphyllum (Haw.) H.E.K.Hartmann |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | AIZOACEAE |
Synonyms | Cephalophyllum baylissii L.Bolus, Cephalophyllum bredasdorpense L.Bolus, Cephalophyllum caledonicum L.Bolus, Cephalophyllum cauliculatum (Haw.) N.E.Br., Cephalophyllum diversifolium (Haw.) Schwantes, Cephalophyllum vandermerwei L.Bolus, Mesembryanthemum cauliculatum Haw., Mesembryanthemum diminutum Haw. var. cauliculatum (Haw.) Haw., Mesembryanthemum diversifolium Haw., Mesembryanthemum diversiphyllum Haw., Mesembryanthemum diversiphyllum Haw. var. congestum Salm-Dyck |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Near Threatened B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v) |
Assessment Date | 2008/04/28 |
Assessor(s) | N.A. Helme, C. Klak & D. Raimondo |
Justification | EOO <12 200 km², 12 known locations are declining due to ongoing habitat loss to wheat cultivation, alien plant invasion and coastal development. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Bredasdorp to Mossel Bay. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos |
Description | Coastal renosterveld or fynbos. |
Threats |
| Only 12 known locations remain after most of this species' habitat has been transformed for crop cultivation. Plants on remaining fragments continue to be threatened by alien invasive plants and urban expansion. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Cephalophyllum diversiphyllum (Haw.) H.E.K.Hartmann | NT B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Goldblatt, P. and Manning, J.C. 2000. Cape Plants: A conspectus of the Cape Flora of South Africa. Strelitzia 9. National Botanical Institute, 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 |
| Helme, N.A., Klak, C. & Raimondo, D. 2008. Cephalophyllum diversiphyllum (Haw.) H.E.K.Hartmann. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/13 |
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