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Scientific Name | Delosperma parviflorum L.Bolus |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | AIZOACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Data Deficient - Insufficient Information |
Assessment Date | 2017/08/22 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Delosperma parviflorum is a poorly known species from a small area in the Eastern Cape. It is likely to be threatened by ongoing habitat loss and degradation, but based on currently available data, its risk of extinction cannot be assessed. It is listed as Data Deficient. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape |
Range | This species is endemic to South Africa. The type collection is from Uitenhage (Manning and Goldblatt 2012), but the range possibly extends as far as Coega, Willowmore and Grahamstown. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Willowmore Gwarrieveld, Steytlerville Karoo, Uniondale Shale Renosterveld, Southern Karoo Riviere, Albany Alluvial Vegetation, Sundays Valley Thicket, Motherwell Karroid Thicket, Eastern Gwarrieveld |
Description | Its habitat is unknown, it is not described in the literature or on herbarium specimen labels. |
Threats |
| Threats to Delosperma parviflorum are unknown. Due to the natural habitat of this species not being known, it is difficult to infer potential threats, but within its general distribution range, there is ongoing loss and degradation of natural vegetation mainly due to urban and industrial expansion around Uitenhage, Coega and Port Elizabeth. |
Population |
This species is possibly overlooked due to taxonomic confusion within Delosperma. The current population trend is not known, but it is possibly declining due to ongoing habitat loss and degradation across most of its range.
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Population trend | Unknown |
Notes |
| Delosperma is in need of taxonomic revision. Most species are poorly known, and difficult to identify with confidence. |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Delosperma parviflorum L.Bolus | DDD | 2020.1 | | Delosperma parviflorum L.Bolus | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Goldblatt, P. and Manning, J.C. 2000. Cape Plants: A conspectus of the Cape Flora of South Africa. Strelitzia 9. National Botanical Institute, Cape Town.
Manning, J.C. and Goldblatt, P. 2012. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape Flora. Strelitzia 29. South African National Biodiversity 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 |
| von Staden, L. 2017. Delosperma parviflorum L.Bolus. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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