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Scientific Name | Khadia beswickii (L.Bolus) N.E.Br. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | AIZOACEAE |
Synonyms | Khadia nelsoniae N.E.Br., Mesembryanthemum beswickii L.Bolus |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable B1ab(iii,v)+2ab(iii,v) |
Assessment Date | 2005/12/03 |
Assessor(s) | J.E. Victor & M.F. Pfab |
Justification | EOO 475 km², AOO 3-7 km², 10 known locations are declining due to habitat loss to urban and infrastructure development, alien plant invasion, mining and collecting for the specialist succulent horticultural trade. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Gauteng, Mpumalanga, North West |
Range | Nigel. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Andesite Mountain Bushveld, Gauteng Shale Mountain Bushveld, Tsakane Clay Grassland, Soweto Highveld Grassland, Carletonville Dolomite Grassland |
Description | Open shallow soil over rocks in grassland. |
Threats |
| Habitat loss, Habitat degradation, Invasive Alien Species (direct effects), Harvesting [gathering] |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Khadia beswickii (L.Bolus) N.E.Br. | VU B1ab(iii,v)+2ab(iii,v) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Khadia beswickii (L.Bolus) N.E.Br. | CR C1+2a(i,ii) | Pfab and Victor (2002) | | Khadia beswickii (L.Bolus) N.E.Br. | Endangered | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
Pfab, M.F. and Victor, J.E. 2002. Threatened plants of Gauteng, South Africa. South African Journal of Botany 68:370-375.
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 |
| Victor, J.E. & Pfab, M.F. 2005. Khadia beswickii (L.Bolus) N.E.Br. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/07/01 |
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