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Scientific Name | Adromischus cristatus (Haw.) Lem. var. schonlandii (E.Phillips) Toelken |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | CRASSULACEAE |
Synonyms | Adromischus schonlandii (E.Phillips) Poelln., Cotyledon schonlandii E.Phillips |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2006/08/03 |
Assessor(s) | N.A. Helme |
Justification | A rare habitat specialist known from fewer than five subpopulations. It is not threatened due to the inaccessibility of its habitat. It is therefore listed under the IUCN 3.1 Criteria, globally, as Least Concern but is nationally categorised as Rare. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape |
Range | This species occurs from Lower Baviaanskloof and Langkloof west of Humansdorp. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Kouga Grassy Sandstone Fynbos, Baviaans Valley Thicket |
Description | Plants grow in sheltered and shaded rock outcrops. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Adromischus cristatus (Haw.) Lem. var. schonlandii (E.Phillips) Toelken | 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 |
| Helme, N.A. 2006. Adromischus cristatus (Haw.) Lem. var. schonlandii (E.Phillips) Toelken. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/01/18 |
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