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Scientific Name | Gasteria bicolor Haw. var. liliputana (Poelln.) Van Jaarsv. |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | ASPHODELACEAE |
Synonyms | Gasteria liliputana Poelln. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2007/08/07 |
Assessor(s) | J.E. Victor, A.P. Dold & E.J. van Jaarsveld |
Justification | A range-restricted taxon (EOO<500 km²). Not threatened due to its habitat being unsuitable for agricultural activities. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape |
Range | Grahamstown district, Pluto's Vale. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Bhisho Thornveld, Albany Arid Thicket |
Description | Sandstone ridges. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Gasteria bicolor Haw. var. liliputana (Poelln.) Van Jaarsv. | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Gasteria bicolor Haw. var. liliputana (Poelln.) Van Jaarsv. | Rare | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | | Gasteria liliputana Poelln. | Uncertain | Hall et al. (1980) | |
Bibliography |
Hall, A.V., De Winter, M., De Winter, B. and Van Oosterhout, S.A.M. 1980. Threatened plants of southern Africa. South African National Scienctific Programmes Report 45. CSIR, Pretoria.
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.
Victor, J.E. and Dold, A.P. 2003. Threatened plants of the Albany Centre of Floristic Endemism, South Africa. South African Journal of Science 99:437-446.
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Citation |
| Victor, J.E., Dold, A.P. & van Jaarsveld, E.J. 2007. Gasteria bicolor Haw. var. liliputana (Poelln.) Van Jaarsv. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/10 |
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