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Scientific Name | Lithops dorotheae Nel |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | AIZOACEAE |
Synonyms | Lithops eksteeniae L.Bolus |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Endangered B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v)+2ab(ii,iii,iv,v) |
Assessment Date | 2005/08/08 |
Assessor(s) | J.E. Victor, S.A. Hammer & P.G. Desmet |
Justification | EOO and AOO<25 km², the number of mature individuals at five known locations is declining due to harvesting for the specialist succulent horticultural trade. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | Pella to Pofadder. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Eastern Gariep Plains Desert |
Description | Fine-grained, sheared, feldspathic quartzite. |
Threats |
| Harvesting [gathering] |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Lithops dorotheae Nel | EN B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v)+2ab(ii,iii,iv,v) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Lithops dorotheae Nel | 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., Hammer, S.A. & Desmet, P.G. 2005. Lithops dorotheae Nel. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version 2020.1. Accessed on 2022/07/05 |
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