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Scientific Name | Cheiridopsis delphinoides S.A.Hammer |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | AIZOACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2006/10/16 |
Assessor(s) | C. Klak & J.E. Victor |
Justification | One known location is potentially threatened by trampling and overgrazing. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | Bulletrap, in the Springbok region. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Namaqualand Shale Shrubland |
Description | Restricted to a peculiar whitish powdery formation derived from Nama shale. |
Threats |
| Habitat degradation |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Cheiridopsis delphinoides S.A.Hammer | VU D2 | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Cheiridopsis delphinoides S.A.Hammer | 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.
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Citation |
| Klak, C. & Victor, J.E. 2006. Cheiridopsis delphinoides S.A.Hammer. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/18 |
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