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Scientific Name | Crassula cremnophila Van Jaarsv. & A.E.van Wyk |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | CRASSULACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2008/05/03 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo, P.A. Manyama & D.A. Kamundi |
Justification | A range-restricted species (EOO <500 km²), known from two subpopulations. Not threatened due to the inaccessibility of its habitat to livestock. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape |
Range | Baviaanskloof and Kouga River. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Kouga Sandstone Fynbos, Baviaans Valley Thicket |
Description | Shade in crevices of vertical cliff faces, usually on eastern and southern aspects, 100-700 m. |
Threats |
| No threats. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Crassula cremnophila Van Jaarsv. & A.E.van Wyk | 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.
Van Jaarsveld, E.J. and van Wyk, A.E. 1999. Five new cremnophilous taxa from sei-arid regions in South Africa. Aloe 36(4):71-74.
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Citation |
| Raimondo, D., Manyama, P.A. & Kamundi, D.A. 2008. Crassula cremnophila Van Jaarsv. & A.E.van Wyk. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/18 |
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