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Scientific Name | Lampranthus inconspicuus (Haw.) Schwantes |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | AIZOACEAE |
Synonyms | Mesembryanthemum inconspicuum Haw. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Data Deficient - Taxonomically Problematic |
Assessment Date | 2017/08/10 |
Assessor(s) | C. Klak & L. von Staden |
Justification | This species is known only from the type specimen, collected at an unspecified locality. Klak in Manning and Goldblatt (2012) considers it insufficiently distinct from L. spiniformis to warrant recognition as a separate taxon. The genus Lampranthus is under revision. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | This species is said to originate from the 'Cape of Good Hope', but its precise distribution is unknown. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Description | Unknown. |
Threats |
| Unknown. |
Population |
Population trend | Unknown |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Lampranthus inconspicuus (Haw.) Schwantes | Data Deficient | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Hartmann, H.E.K. 2002. Illustrated handbook of succulent plants: Aizoaceae F-Z. Springer, Berlin.
Manning, J.C. and Goldblatt, P. 2012. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape Flora. Strelitzia 29. South African National Biodiversity 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.
Sonder, W. 1861. Mesembryaceae: Mesembryanthemum. In: W.H. Harvey and O.W. Sonder (eds). Flora Capensis II (Leguminosae to Loranthaceae):386-460. Hodges, Smith and Co., Dublin.
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Citation |
| Klak, C. & von Staden, L. 2017. Lampranthus inconspicuus (Haw.) Schwantes. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version 2020.1. Accessed on 2023/12/04 |
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