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Scientific Name | Octopoma octojuge (L.Bolus) N.E.Br. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | AIZOACEAE |
Synonyms | Mesembryanthemum octojuge L.Bolus, Ruschia octojugis (L.Bolus) L.Bolus |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable B1ab(iii,v)+2ab(iii,v) |
Assessment Date | 2007/04/16 |
Assessor(s) | J.H. Vlok & D. Raimondo |
Justification | EOO 450 km², AOO<450 km², habitat quality at less than 10 locations is declining due to trampling and grazing by large concentrations of game. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Ladismith. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Western Little Karoo, Little Karoo Quartz Vygieveld |
Description | Quartz apronveld, on loamy soils with some quartzite pebbles. |
Threats |
| Changes in native species dynamics |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Octopoma octojuge (L.Bolus) N.E.Br. | VU B1ab(iii,v)+2ab(iii,v) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Goldblatt, P. and Manning, J.C. 2000. Cape Plants: A conspectus of the Cape Flora of South Africa. Strelitzia 9. National Botanical Institute, Cape Town.
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 |
| Vlok, J.H. & Raimondo, D. 2007. Octopoma octojuge (L.Bolus) N.E.Br. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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