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Scientific Name | Gasteria pillansii Kensit var. hallii Van Jaarsv. |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | ASPHODELACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Endangered B1ab(v)+2ab(v) |
Assessment Date | 2015/05/11 |
Assessor(s) | E.J. van Jaarsveld & D. Raimondo |
Justification | A range restricted taxon (EOO 90 km²), known from two locations where it is threatened by illegal collecting for the specialist succulent horticultural trade. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | Inland from Port Nolloth in the Richtersveld. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Vyftienmyl se Berge Succulent Shrubland, Southern Richtersveld Inselberg Shrubland |
Description | Succulent shrubland, quartz veins. |
Threats |
| Threatened by illegal collecting for the specialist succulent horticultural trade. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Gasteria pillansii Kensit var. hallii Van Jaarsv. | EN B1ab(v)+2ab(v) | 2015.1 | | Gasteria pillansii Kensit var. nov. Van Jaarsv. (Van Jaarsveld & Duncan 7912 NBG) | VU D2 | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
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 |
| van Jaarsveld, E.J. & Raimondo, D. 2015. Gasteria pillansii Kensit var. hallii Van Jaarsv. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/24 |
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