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Scientific Name | Tylecodon buchholzianus (Schuldt & P.Stephan) Toelken subsp. fasciculatus G.Will. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | CRASSULACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Data Deficient - Taxonomically Problematic |
Assessment Date | 2015/05/12 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Tylecodon buchholzianus is a very variable species. This subspecies is difficult to distinguish from subsp. buchholzianus, and possibly does not warrant recognition as a separate taxon. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | Oograbies Mountains east of Port Nolloth, possibly elsewhere in the Richtersveld and southern Namibia. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Succulent Karoo |
Description | Sheltered crevices on astern aspect of steep mountain slopes, 300-480 m. |
Population |
Population trend | Unknown |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Tylecodon buchholzianus (Schuldt & P.Stephan) Toelken subsp. fasciculatus G.Will. | Data Deficient (Taxonomically Problematic) | 2015.1 | | Tylecodon buchholzianus (Schuldt & P.Stephan) Toelken subsp. fasciculatus G.Will. | 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 Koutnik, D. 2004. Cotyledon and Tylecodon. Umdaus Press, Pretoria.
Williamson, G. 1992. A new species of Tylecodon (Crassulaceae) from Namibia and a new variety from the Richtersveld in South Africa. Aloe 29(3-4):60-63.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2015. Tylecodon buchholzianus (Schuldt & P.Stephan) Toelken subsp. fasciculatus G.Will. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/19 |
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