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Scientific Name | Cheiridopsis pearsonii N.E.Br. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | AIZOACEAE |
Synonyms | Cheiridopsis glabra L.Bolus, Cheiridopsis resurgens L.Bolus |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Endangered B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v)+2ab(ii,iii,iv,v) |
Assessment Date | 2006/10/16 |
Assessor(s) | C. Klak & D. Raimondo |
Justification | EOO an AOO<100 km², five known locations continue to decline due to expanding cereal crop cultivation, overgrazing and illegal collecting for the specialist succulent horticulture trade. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | Namaqualand, Kamiesberg. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Namaqualand Granite Renosterveld, Kamiesberg Granite Fynbos |
Description | Moist, sandy soils (possibly in riverine habitats) derived from granite in renosterveld. |
Threats |
| Habitat loss and degradation as a result of crop cultivation and overgrazing. Also impacted by illegal collection of individuals from the wild for the specialist succulent horticulture trade. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Cheiridopsis pearsonii N.E.Br. | EN B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v)+2ab(ii,iii,iv,v) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Cheiridopsis pearsonii N.E.Br. | Vulnerable | 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. & Raimondo, D. 2006. Cheiridopsis pearsonii N.E.Br. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/18 |
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