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Scientific Name | Schwantesia borcherdsii L.Bolus |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | AIZOACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2004/03/03 |
Assessor(s) | J.E. Victor |
Justification | One known location is potentially threatened by harvesting for the illegal succulent horticultural trade. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | Upington, near Augrabies. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Bushmanland Arid Grassland |
Description | Succulent karoo, in rocky soils derived from red or black gneiss rocks. |
Threats |
| Harvesting [gathering] |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Schwantesia borcherdsii L.Bolus | VU D2 | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Schwantesia borcherdsii L.Bolus | Vulnerable | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
Bolus, H.M.L. 1928-1935. Notes on Mesembrianthemum and allied genera. Part II. Bolus Herbarium, University of Cape Town, Cape Town.
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 |
| Victor, J.E. 2004. Schwantesia borcherdsii L.Bolus. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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