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Scientific Name | Glottiphyllum cruciatum (Haw.) N.E.Br. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | AIZOACEAE |
Synonyms | Glottiphyllum angustum (Haw.) N.E.Br., Glottiphyllum apiculatum N.E.Br., Glottiphyllum armoedense Schwantes, Glottiphyllum longipes N.E.Br., Glottiphyllum praepingue (Haw.) N.E.Br., Glottiphyllum rosaliae L.Bolus, Mesembryanthemum angustum Haw., Mesembryanthemum angustum Haw. var. pallidum Haw., Mesembryanthemum cruciatum Haw., Mesembryanthemum linguaeforme Haw. var. subcruciatum Haw., Mesembryanthemum praepingue Haw. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Endangered D |
Assessment Date | 2007/04/16 |
Assessor(s) | J.H. Vlok & D. Raimondo |
Justification | Fewer than 250 mature individuals remain on a 1 ha road reserve after all other suitable habitat has been degraded by ostrich farming. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Oudtshoorn. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Muscadel Riviere, Oudshoorn Karroid Thicket |
Description | Transition between gravel apronveld and gannaveld amongst small shrubs on sandy loam. |
Threats |
| One small subpopulation survives in a road reserve after all other suitable habitat was transformed and degraded due to agricultural expansion, mainly ostrich farming. The population is however not currently threatened. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Glottiphyllum cruciatum (Haw.) N.E.Br. | EN D | 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.
Vlok, J. and Schutte-Vlok, A.L. 2010. Plants of the Klein Karoo. Umdaus Press, Hatfield.
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Citation |
| Vlok, J.H. & Raimondo, D. 2007. Glottiphyllum cruciatum (Haw.) N.E.Br. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/13 |
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