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Scientific Name | Salsola tuberculata (Moq.) Fenzl |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | AMARANTHACEAE |
Synonyms | Caroxylon tuberculatum Moq. |
Common Names | Blomkoolbossie (a), Blomkoolganna (a), Blomkoolgannabossie (a), Blomkoolpol (a), Koolganna (a), Koolpol (a) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Data Deficient - Taxonomically Problematic |
Assessment Date | 2017/08/25 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Salsola is in need of taxonomic revision. Species are poorly defined and difficult to separate. Based on currently available data, the risk of extinction of this species cannot be assessed. It is therefore listed as Data Deficient - Taxonomically Problematic (DDT). |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Range | Its distribution is uncertain. The type was collected at an unspecified locality in South Africa. Wright (1901) cites collections from Beaufort West. According to Vlok and Schutte-Vlok (2010) this species occurs in the Little Karoo. Manning and Goldblatt (2012) gives the distribution as Namibia to Lambert's Bay. According to Bochantsev (1974) the species is endemic to South Africa, but no collections other than the type is cited. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos |
Description | Its specific habitat requirements are not known. |
Threats |
| This species is threatened by habitat loss to open-cast mining of coastal dunes in Namaqualand and Namibia, but currently mining affects only a small part of the population. |
Population |
Population trend | Unknown |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Salsola tuberculata (Moq.) Fenzl | DDT | 2020.1 | | Salsola tuberculata (Moq.) Fenzl | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Bochantsev, V.P. 1974. A synopsis of Salsola (Chenopodiaceae) from South and South-west Africa. Kew Bulletin 29(3):597-561.
Goldblatt, P. and Manning, J.C. 2000. Cape Plants: A conspectus of the Cape Flora of South Africa. Strelitzia 9. National Botanical Institute, Cape Town.
Manning, J.C. and Goldblatt, P. 2012. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape Flora. Strelitzia 29. South African National Biodiversity 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.
Vlok, J. and Schutte-Vlok, A.L. 2010. Plants of the Klein Karoo. Umdaus Press, Hatfield.
Wright, C.H. 1901. Chenopodiaceae. In: W.T. Thiselton-Dyer (ed). Flora Capensis V Section I (Acanthaceae-Proteaceae):433-454. Lovell Reeve & Co., Ltd., London.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2017. Salsola tuberculata (Moq.) Fenzl. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2024/09/14 |
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