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Scientific Name | Lithops geyeri Nel |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | AIZOACEAE |
Synonyms | Lithops herrei L.Bolus var. geyeri (Nel) de Boer & Boom, Lithops hillii L.Bolus |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2005/04/15 |
Assessor(s) | J.E. Victor |
Justification | A range-restricted species (EOO <500 km²), that is not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | Richtersveld, Helskloof to Eksteenfontein. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Rosyntjieberg Succulent Shrubland, Rooiberg Quartz Vygieveld, Central Richtersveld Mountain Shrubland |
Description | Quartzite mixed with schist, gneiss or calcrete. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Lithops geyeri Nel | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
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. 2005. Lithops geyeri Nel. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/20 |
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