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Scientific Name | Gasteria thunbergii N.E.Br. |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | ASPHODELACEAE |
Synonyms | Aloe disticha Thunb., Gasteria carinata (Mill.) Duval (in part), Gasteria carinata (Mill.) Duval var. thunbergii (N.E.Br.) Van Jaarsv. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2007/08/07 |
Assessor(s) | E.J. van Jaarsveld & D. Raimondo |
Justification | A range-restricted taxon (EOO 25 km²), known from two sites. It occurs on steep river banks and is thus not threatened by agriculture.. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Gourits River. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos |
Description | Enon conglomerates on river banks in Southern Cape Valley Thicket. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Gasteria carinata (Mill.) Duval var. thunbergii (N.E.Br.) Van Jaarsv. | Rare | 2012.1 | | Gasteria carinata (Mill.) Duval var. thunbergii (N.E.Br.) 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 thunbergii N.E.Br. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version 2017.1. Accessed on 2018/12/19 |
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