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Scientific Name | Argyroderma theartii Van Jaarsv. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | AIZOACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2008/06/11 |
Assessor(s) | P.A. Manyama & P.M. Burgoyne |
Justification | A range-restricted habitat specialist (EOO 30 km²), known from two subpopulations. It has no known threats. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Northern Knersvlakte. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Knersvlakte Quartz Vygieveld |
Description | Gentle hill slopes, in quartz gravel. |
Threats |
| No threats. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Argyroderma theartii Van Jaarsv. | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
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.
Van Jaarsveld, E. 1997. Argyroderma theartii Van Jaarsv. spec. nov. (Mesembryanthemaceae), a new species from the Knersvlakte (Western Cape Province). Aloe 34(1-2):12-13.
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Citation |
| Manyama, P.A. & Burgoyne, P.M. 2008. Argyroderma theartii Van Jaarsv. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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