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Scientific Name | Pectinaria articulata (Aiton) Haw. subsp. borealis Bruyns |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | APOCYNACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2014/08/12 |
Assessor(s) | D.A. Kamundi & L. von Staden |
Justification | A rarely recorded, range-restricted subspecies (EOO 83 km²), but not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | Richtersveld, from Kuboes to Eksteenfontein. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Central Richtersveld Mountain Shrubland |
Description | Stony places on gentle slopes and plateaux. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Pectinaria articulata (Aiton) Haw. subsp. borealis Bruyns | Rare | 2015.1 | | Pectinaria articulata (Aiton) Haw. subsp. borealis Bruyns | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Bruyns, P.V. 2005. Stapeliads of southern Africa and Madagascar. (Vol. 2, pp. 331-606). Umdaus Press, 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.
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Citation |
| Kamundi, D.A. & von Staden, L. 2014. Pectinaria articulata (Aiton) Haw. subsp. borealis Bruyns. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/07/02 |
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