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Scientific Name | Adenogramma teretifolia (Thunb.) Adamson |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | MOLLUGINACEAE |
Synonyms | Adenogramma asparagoides Adamson |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable B1ab(iii) |
Assessment Date | 2010/11/21 |
Assessor(s) | N.A. Helme & D. Raimondo |
Justification | EOO 14 188 km², recorded from four locations but this is an under-collected genus, it is likely that at least another five locations exist. Two of the three known locations are threatened by habitat loss to crop cultivation and infrastructure development. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | Komaggas to St. Helena Bay. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Doringrivier Quartzite Karoo, Namaqualand Heuweltjieveld, Namaqualand Klipkoppe Shrubland, Citrusdal Vygieveld, Saldanha Granite Strandveld |
Description | Well-drained sand associated with granite or sandstone. |
Threats |
| Subpopulations in the Olifants River Valley and at St. Helena Bay are declining due to habitat loss to infrastructure development and agriculture. |
Population |
A very rarely collected species, known only from a few, scattered records. Adenogramma species are however cryptic and easily overlooked, and much of the northern part of this species' range remains botanically poorly explored. It is likely to be more common than records indicate.
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Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Adenogramma teretifolia (Thunb.) Adamson | Data Deficient | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Adamson, R.S. 1955. The South African species of Aizoaceae I. Adenogramma and Polpoda. Journal of South African Botany 21:83-95.
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. & Raimondo, D. 2010. Adenogramma teretifolia (Thunb.) Adamson. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2024/12/08 |
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