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Scientific Name | Cleretum apetalum (L.f.) N.E.Br. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | AIZOACEAE |
Synonyms | Dorotheanthus apetalus (L.f.) N.E.Br., Dorotheanthus gramineus (Haw.) Schwantes |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2011/06/16 |
Assessor(s) | N.A. Helme & D. Raimondo |
Justification | Despite having a restricted range (EOO 9 250 km²), this species is recorded from more than 13 locations and is suspected to occur at a minimum of 10 other locations. It is a tiny, cryptic species, and easily overlooked. It has been found to be locally abundant in almost any suitable coastal dune habitat on the Cape Peninsula and is suspected to be locally abundant in other coastal areas within its range. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Yzerfontein to Cape Agulhas. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos |
Description | Coastal fynbos. |
Threats |
| Urban expansion is a severe past and ongoing threat throughout this species range. Currently declining at Yzerfontein, Gansbaai, Struisbaai, Muizenberg and Clovelly. Agriculture is a severe past threat around Darling, while invasive alien plants are severe ongoing threat throughout this species' range. However despite these threats the species remains locally abundant in over 20 locations and is therefore not listed as threatened. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Conservation |
| Riverlands Nature Reserve. |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Cleretum apetalum (L.f.) N.E.Br. | Least Concern | 2014.1 | | Dorotheanthus apetalus (L.f.) N.E.Br. | VU B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Dorotheanthus apetalus (L.f.) N.E.Br. | Insufficiently Known | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
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.
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
Klak, C. and Bruyns, P.V. 2012. Phylogeny of the Dorotheantheae (Aizoaceae), a tribe of succulent annuals. Taxon 61(2):293-307.
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. & Raimondo, D. 2011. Cleretum apetalum (L.f.) N.E.Br. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/31 |
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