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Scientific Name | Schwantesia acutipetala L.Bolus |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | AIZOACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2014/08/12 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden & J.E. Victor |
Justification | A rare and poorly known species that is potentially threatened by overgrazing and collecting for the succulent trade. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | Richtersveld. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Northern Nababiepsberge Mountain Desert |
Description | Moderate to steep quartzite slopes. |
Threats |
| This species is potentially threatened by collection from the wild for the succulent trade, as well as overgrazing by livestock, a problem across large areas of the Richtersveld. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Schwantesia acutipetala L.Bolus | VU D2 | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Schwantesia acutipetala L.Bolus | Rare | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | | Schwantesia acutipetala L.Bolus | Indeterminate | Hall et al. (1980) | |
Bibliography |
Bolus, H.M.L. 1936-1958. Notes on Mesembryanthemum and allied genera Part III. University of Cape Town, Bolus Herbarium, Cape Town.
Hall, A.V., De Winter, M., De Winter, B. and Van Oosterhout, S.A.M. 1980. Threatened plants of southern Africa. South African National Scienctific Programmes Report 45. CSIR, Pretoria.
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 |
| von Staden, L. & Victor, J.E. 2014. Schwantesia acutipetala L.Bolus. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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