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Scientific Name | Lithops coleorum S.A.Hammer & Uijs |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | AIZOACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D1+2 |
Assessment Date | 2005/04/15 |
Assessor(s) | J.E. Victor, L. von Staden & D.T. Cole |
Justification | A population of 400-500 mature individuals are known to occur at a single location where it is potentially threatened by collecting for the specialist succulent horticultural trade. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Limpopo |
Range | Lephalale. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Roodeberg Bushveld |
Description | Wedged among sandstone rubble on an eroding conglomerate hillock. |
Threats |
| Harvesting [gathering] |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Lithops coleorum S.A.Hammer & Uijs | VU D1+2 | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Lithops coleorum S.A.Hammer & Uijs | Vulnerable | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
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 |
| Victor, J.E., von Staden, L. & Cole, D.T. 2005. Lithops coleorum S.A.Hammer & Uijs. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/08/16 |
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