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Scientific Name | Lithops otzeniana Nel |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | AIZOACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2005/04/15 |
Assessor(s) | J.E. Victor |
Justification | Three known locations are potentially threatened by grazing and trampling by livestock and possibly by harvesting for the specialist succulent horticultural trade. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | Loeriesfontein. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Hantam Karoo |
Description | Decomposed granite under shrubs and in open places among stones derived from gneiss. |
Threats |
| Habitat degradation, Harvesting [gathering] |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Lithops otzeniana Nel | VU D2 | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Lithops otzeniana Nel | Rare | 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.
Snijman, D.A. 2013. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 2: The extra Cape flora. Strelitzia 30. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
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Citation |
| Victor, J.E. 2005. Lithops otzeniana Nel. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/14 |
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