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Scientific Name | Odontophorus angustifolius L.Bolus subsp. protoparcoides S.A.Hammer |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | AIZOACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2014/08/12 |
Assessor(s) | C. Klak & L. von Staden |
Justification | A rare, range-restricted subspecies (EOO <100 km²), but not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | Richtersveld, Mount Terror and Rosyntjieberg. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Rosyntjieberg Succulent Shrubland |
Description | Quartzite slopes. |
Population |
This subspecies is known from only two collections, but is possibly overlooked, and more common than records indicate, as it occurs in a remote and inaccessible area.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Odontophorus angustifolius L.Bolus subsp. protoparcoides S.A.Hammer | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Hammer, S. 1993. Macro-observations on Cheiridopsis N.E.Br. and Odontophorus N.E.Br. (Aizoaceae). Bradleya 11:75-85.
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 |
| Klak, C. & von Staden, L. 2014. Odontophorus angustifolius L.Bolus subsp. protoparcoides S.A.Hammer. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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