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Scientific Name | Phiambolia littlewoodii (L.Bolus) Klak |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | AIZOACEAE |
Synonyms | Amphibolia stayneri L.Bolus, Amphibolia stayneri L.Bolus ex Toelken & Jessop, Lampranthus dissimilis (G.D.Rowley) H.E.K.Hartmann, Phiambolia stayneri (L.Bolus ex Toelken & Jessop) Klak, Ruschia dissimilis G.D.Rowley, Ruschia littlewoodii L.Bolus |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable B1ab(i,ii,iii,iv)+2ab(i,ii,iii,iv) |
Assessment Date | 2016/02/24 |
Assessor(s) | C. Klak, D. Raimondo, L. von Staden, N.A. Helme & D. van der Colff |
Justification | EOO of 1396 km², AOO <288 km², known from eight locations, and declining due to ongoing habitat loss. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Swartruggens to Keeromsberg. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Matjiesfontein Shale Renosterveld, Ceres Shale Renosterveld, Swartruggens Quartzite Fynbos, Montagu Shale Fynbos, Kouebokkeveld Shale Fynbos |
Description | Shale renosterveld, in transitional areas between renosterveld and arid sandstone fynbos. |
Threats |
| Ongoing habitat loss to agricultural expansion is the main threat to this species, affecting more than 50% of known locations. The rest of the population occurs within formal (Mountain Catchment areas) and informal protected areas, and do not currently face any threat. |
Population |
Phiambolia littlewoodii is a rare, localized habitat specialist known from only a few collections. It is declining due to ongoing habitat loss.
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Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Phiambolia stayneri (L.Bolus ex Toelken & Jessop) Klak | VU D2 | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Ruschia littlewoodii L.Bolus | Data Deficient (Taxonomically Problematic) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Klak, C. 2010. Three new species and two new combinations in the Aizoaceae from the Western and Northern Cape of South Africa. South African Journal of Botany 76(2):299-307.
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 |
| Klak, C., Raimondo, D., von Staden, L., Helme, N.A. & van der Colff, D. 2016. Phiambolia littlewoodii (L.Bolus) Klak. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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