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Scientific Name | Chasmatophyllum willowmorense (L.Bolus) L.Bolus |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | AIZOACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Data Deficient - Taxonomically Problematic |
Assessment Date | 2020/02/04 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo & L. von Staden |
Justification | Chasmatophyllum willowmorense is a rare and poorly known species. The genus Chasmatophyllum is in need of taxonomic revision, and many species are difficult to identify with certainty. According to Klak in Snijman (2013), C. willowmorense is probably insufficiently distinct from C. braunsii. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape |
Range | The distribution of this species is poorly known. The type was collected near Willowmore in the Eastern Cape. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Albany Thicket, Fynbos, Succulent Karoo |
Description | Its specific habitat requirements are uncertain. It is possibly localized to quartzite and shale colluviums in renosterveld-valley bushveld transition. |
Population |
Population trend | Unknown |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Chasmatophyllum willowmorense (L.Bolus) L.Bolus | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Chasmatophyllum willowmorense (L.Bolus) L.Bolus | Insufficiently Known | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
Bolus, H.M.L. 1928-1935. Notes on Mesembrianthemum and allied genera. Part II. Bolus Herbarium, University of Cape Town, Cape Town.
Chesselet, P., Mössmer, M. and Smith, G.F. 1995. Research priorities in the succulent plant family Mesembryanthemaceae Fenzl. South African Journal of Science 91:197-209.
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.
Snijman, D.A. 2013. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 2: The extra Cape flora. Strelitzia 30. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
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Citation |
| Raimondo, D. & von Staden, L. 2020. Chasmatophyllum willowmorense (L.Bolus) L.Bolus. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version 2020.1. Accessed on 2023/12/08 |
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