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Scientific Name | Cephalophyllum purpureo-album (Haw.) Schwantes |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | AIZOACEAE |
Synonyms | Cephalophyllum aurantiacum L.Bolus, Cephalophyllum gracile L.Bolus, Cephalophyllum gracile L.Bolus var. longisepalum L.Bolus, Cephalophyllum littlewoodii L.Bolus, Cephalophyllum middlemostii L.Bolus, Cephalophyllum paucifolium L.Bolus, Cephalophyllum serrulatum L.Bolus, Cephalophyllum worcesterense L.Bolus, Mesembryanthemum purpureo-album Haw. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2020/02/18 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Cephalophyllum purpureo-album is widespread, common and not in danger of extinction. It has an extent of occurrence (EOO) of 12 445 km², and is listed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | This species is endemic to South Africa, and is found in succulent Karoo around Robertson and in the western Little Karoo. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Breede Shale Renosterveld, Montagu Shale Renosterveld, Matjiesfontein Shale Renosterveld, Breede Alluvium Renosterveld, Breede Shale Fynbos, Uniondale Shale Renosterveld, Swartberg Shale Fynbos, Matjiesfontein Shale Fynbos, Western Gwarrieveld |
Description | It occurs on gravel flats in arid renosterveld. |
Threats |
| There are no known threats to Cephalophyllum purpureo-album. |
Population |
Plants are locally abundant in suitable habitat (Vlok and Schutte-Vlok 2010).
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Cephalophyllum purpureo-album (Haw.) Schwantes | Least Concern | 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.
Hartmann, H.E.K. 1988. Monographien der Subtribus Leipoldtiinae: 8. Monographie der Gattung Cephalophyllum (Mesembryanthemaceae). Mitteilungen aus dem Institut für Allgemeine Botanik, Hamburg 22:93-187.
Manning, J.C. and Goldblatt, P. 2012. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape Flora. Strelitzia 29. South African National Biodiversity 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.
Vlok, J. and Schutte-Vlok, A.L. 2010. Plants of the Klein Karoo. Umdaus Press, Hatfield.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2020. Cephalophyllum purpureo-album (Haw.) Schwantes. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/19 |
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