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Scientific Name | Thesium litoreum Brenan |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | SANTALACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Critically Endangered B1ab(ii,iii,v) |
Assessment Date | 2006/09/26 |
Assessor(s) | P.M. Burgoyne, J.E. Victor & R.C. Turner |
Justification | EOO<100 km², ongoing habitat loss to housing and industrial development is likely to cause a continuing decline at one known location. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Melkbosstrand. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Cape Flats Dune Strandveld, Atlantis Sand Fynbos |
Description | Sandy coastal flats. |
Threats |
| Invasive Alien Species (direct effects), Habitat degradation, Habitat loss |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Thesium litoreum Brenan | CR B1ab(ii,iii,v) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Thesium litoreum Brenan | Rare | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
Brenan, J.P.M. 1979. Three new species of Thesium (Santalaceae) from South Africa. Kew Bulletin 33(3):395-397.
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.
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical 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.
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Citation |
| Burgoyne, P.M., Victor, J.E. & Turner, R.C. 2006. Thesium litoreum Brenan. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09 |
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