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Scientific Name | Lithops divergens L.Bolus |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | AIZOACEAE |
Synonyms | Lithops comptonii L.Bolus var. divergens (L.Bolus) B.Fearn, Lithops comptonii L.Bolus var. divergens (L.Bolus) B.Fearn forma amethystina (de Boer) B.Fearn, Lithops divergens L.Bolus var. amethystina de Boer |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Near Threatened D2 |
Assessment Date | 2009/07/30 |
Assessor(s) | J.E. Victor |
Justification | Five to 10 locations are potentially threatened by harvesting for the specialist succulent horticultural trade. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | Loeriesfontein and Vanrhynsdorp. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Succulent Karoo |
Description | Arid clay flats and slopes. |
Threats |
| Threatened by illegal collection for the succulent trade. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Lithops divergens L.Bolus | NT D2 | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Lithops divergens L.Bolus var. amethystina de Boer | Indeterminate | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | | Lithops divergens L.Bolus | Vulnerable | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | | Lithops divergens L.Bolus | Vulnerable | Hall et al. (1980) | |
Bibliography |
Hall, A.V., De Winter, M., De Winter, B. and Van Oosterhout, S.A.M. 1980. Threatened plants of southern Africa. South African National Scienctific Programmes Report 45. CSIR, Pretoria.
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. 2009. Lithops divergens L.Bolus. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/16 |
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