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Scientific Name | Delosperma leendertziae N.E.Br. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | AIZOACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Near Threatened B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii) |
Assessment Date | 2005/10/04 |
Assessor(s) | J.E. Victor & M.F. Pfab |
Justification | EOO 8658 km², AOO 4-13 km², habitat quality at more than 10 existing locations is declining due to soil erosion, alien plant invasion and inappropriate fire management. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Gauteng, North West |
Range | Magaliesberg, Roodepoort Ridge and Suikerbosrand. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Gold Reef Mountain Bushveld, Dwarsberg-Swartruggens Mountain Bushveld, Loskop Mountain Bushveld, Andesite Mountain Bushveld, Gauteng Shale Mountain Bushveld |
Description | Steep, south-facing slopes of quartzite in mountain grassland. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Delosperma leendertziae N.E.Br. | NT B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Delosperma leendertziae N.E.Br. | Data Deficient | Pfab and Victor (2002) | | Delosperma leendertziae N.E.Br. | Insufficiently Known | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
Pfab, M.F. and Victor, J.E. 2002. Threatened plants of Gauteng, South Africa. South African Journal of Botany 68:370-375.
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 |
| Victor, J.E. & Pfab, M.F. 2005. Delosperma leendertziae N.E.Br. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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