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Scientific Name | Khadia alticola Chess. & H.E.K.Hartmann |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | AIZOACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2005/02/25 |
Assessor(s) | J.E. Victor |
Justification | A high altitude habitat specialist. Not threatened due to the inaccessibility of its habitat. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga |
Range | Steenkampsberg, Utrecht and Wakkerstroom. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Long Tom Pass Montane Grassland, Steenkampsberg Montane Grassland, Wakkerstroom Montane Grassland |
Description | Montane grassland in shallow, sandy, humus-rich soil pockets and crevices between rock plates above 2000 m. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Khadia alticola Chess. & H.E.K.Hartmann | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Khadia alticola Chess. & H.E.K.Hartmann | Lower Risk - Least Concern | Scott-Shaw (1999) | | Khadia alticola Chess. & H.E.K.Hartmann | Not Threatened | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
Chesselet, P. and Hartmann, H.E.K. 1995. Khadia alticola Chess. & H.E.K. Hartm. spec. nov. (Mesembryanthema, Aizoaceae). Aloe 32(2):46-49.
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.
Scott-Shaw, C.R. 1999. Rare and threatened plants of KwaZulu-Natal and neighbouring regions. KwaZulu-Natal Nature Conservation Service, Pietermaritzburg.
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Citation |
| Victor, J.E. 2005. Khadia alticola Chess. & H.E.K.Hartmann. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09 |
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