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Scientific Name | Rhombophyllum rhomboideum (Salm-Dyck) Schwantes |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | AIZOACEAE |
Synonyms | Bergeranthus rhomboideus (Salm-Dyck) Schwantes, Mesembryanthemum rhomboideum Salm-Dyck, Rhombophyllum rhomboideum (Salm-Dyck) Schwantes var. groppiorum Heinrich |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Endangered B1ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v)+2ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v) |
Assessment Date | 2008/06/17 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo & A.P. Dold |
Justification | EOO 102 km², AOO<102 km², four locations are known. The habitat of this range-restricted species is rapidly being transformed by urban and industrial development around Port Elizabeth, St George's Bay, Motherwell and Coega. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape |
Range | Uitenhage and Port Elizabeth. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Sundays Valley Thicket, Motherwell Karroid Thicket, Grass Ridge Bontveld |
Description | Sundays Thicket associated with calcrete soils. |
Threats |
| Pollution (affecting habitat and/or species), Invasive Alien Species (direct effects), Habitat loss, Habitat degradation, Harvesting [gathering] |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Rhombophyllum rhomboideum (Salm-Dyck) Schwantes | EN B1ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v)+2ab(i,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.
Victor, J.E. and Dold, A.P. 2003. Threatened plants of the Albany Centre of Floristic Endemism, South Africa. South African Journal of Science 99:437-446.
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Citation |
| Raimondo, D. & Dold, A.P. 2008. Rhombophyllum rhomboideum (Salm-Dyck) Schwantes. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/25 |
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