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Scientific Name | Anacampseros decapitata Burgoyne & J.van Thiel |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ANACAMPSEROTACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2014/04/30 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo & P.M. Burgoyne |
Justification | Known from two subpopulations, AOO <20 km², and potentially threatened by illegal collection for the horticultural trade and habitat destruction for mining. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | North West |
Range | Magaliesberg Mountain Range, near Rustenburg. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Gold Reef Mountain Bushveld |
Description | Shallow soils derived from coarse quartzite and sandstone sediments. |
Threats |
| This species is potentially threatened by collection for the specialist succulent horticultural trade and habitat destruction for sand and gravel mining. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Anacampseros dicapitata Burgoyne & J.van Thiel | VU D2 | 2014.1 | |
Bibliography |
Burgoyne, P.M. and Van Thiel, J. 2010. A new species of Anacampseros (Portulacaeae) from South Africa. Novon 20:381-385.
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Citation |
| Raimondo, D. & Burgoyne, P.M. 2014. Anacampseros decapitata Burgoyne & J.van Thiel. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09 |
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