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Scientific Name | Gasteria retusa (Van Jaarsv.) Van Jaarsv. |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | ASPHODELACEAE |
Synonyms | Gasteria carinata (Mill.) Duval (in part), Gasteria carinata (Mill.) Duval var. retusa Van Jaarsv. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2007/08/07 |
Assessor(s) | E.J. van Jaarsveld & D. Raimondo |
Justification | Although this taxon has lost some habitat and individuals (less than 5% over the past 10 years) to vineyards, loss is not ongoing and remaining individuals are safe as they occur on steep slopes that are not ploughable. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Breede River Valley between Worcester and Robertson. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Breede Shale Renosterveld, Breede Alluvium Renosterveld |
Description | Steep slopes on shale growing in Breede Shale Renosterveld. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Gasteria carinata (Mill.) Duval var. retusa Van Jaarsv. | Rare | 2012.1 | | Gasteria carinata (Mill.) Duval var. retusa Van Jaarsv. | Rare | 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. 2007. Gasteria retusa (Van Jaarsv.) Van Jaarsv. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/01/17 |
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