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Scientific Name | Antimima fenestrata (L.Bolus) H.E.K.Hartmann |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | AIZOACEAE |
Synonyms | Ruschia fenestrata L.Bolus |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2012/12/21 |
Assessor(s) | N.A. Helme & L. von Staden |
Justification | A range-restricted Knersvlakte endemic (EOO 138 km²), known from five locations and potentially threatened by habitat loss to mining. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Knersvlakte. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Knersvlakte Dolomite Vygieveld, Knersvlakte Quartz Vygieveld |
Description | Dolomite outcrops. |
Threats |
| Potentially threatened by habitat loss to mining - there are currently prospecting applications on two of the five farms where this species is known to occur. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Antimima fenestrata (L.Bolus) H.E.K.Hartmann | Least Concern | 2012.1 | | Antimima fenestrata (L.Bolus) H.E.K.Hartmann | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Hartmann, H.E.K. 1998. New combinations in Antimima (Ruschioideae, Aizoaceae) from southern Africa. Bothalia 28(1):67-82.
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 |
| Helme, N.A. & von Staden, L. 2012. Antimima fenestrata (L.Bolus) H.E.K.Hartmann. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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