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Scientific Name | Cheiridopsis velox S.A.Hammer |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | AIZOACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2015/07/13 |
Assessor(s) | C. Klak & L. von Staden |
Justification | Two known locations are potentially threatened by overgrazing. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | Richtersveld, Ploegberg and Vandersterrberg. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Central Richtersveld Mountain Shrubland |
Description | Quartz-covered slopes. |
Threats |
| This species occurs in mountainous areas where overgrazing is not yet such a severe threat, but as the vegetation on lower slopes and flats closer to settlements become increasingly depleted, livestock herds are likely to move into these areas more frequently in future. |
Population |
This species is locally common in suitable habitat.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Cheiridopsis velox S.A.Hammer | VU D2 | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Cheiridopsis velox S.A.Hammer | Indeterminate | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
Hammer, S. 1993. Macro-observations on Cheiridopsis N.E.Br. and Odontophorus N.E.Br. (Aizoaceae). Bradleya 11:75-85.
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.
Snijman, D.A. 2013. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 2: The extra Cape flora. Strelitzia 30. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
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Citation |
| Klak, C. & von Staden, L. 2015. Cheiridopsis velox S.A.Hammer. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/24 |
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