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Scientific Name | Mesembryanthemum nucifer (Ihlenf. & Bittrich) Klak |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | AIZOACEAE |
Synonyms | Brownanthus nucifer (Ihlenf. & Bittrich) S.M.Pierce & Gerbaulet, Pseudobrownanthus nucifer Ihlenf. & Bittrich |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2015/07/10 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo, C. Klak & L. von Staden |
Justification | This species is widespread across the Richtersveld and is not threatened. It is therefore assessed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | It is found in the Lower Gariep Valley between Sendelingsdrif and Vioolsdrif. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Desert |
Description | Plants grow on slopes with dark rocks in dry river valleys. |
Threats |
| This species is not browsed by livestock, and is a pioneer resilient to disturbance, for example thriving along roadsides. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Brownanthus nucifer (Ihlenf. & Bittrich) S.M.Pierce & Gerbaulet | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Ihlenfeldt, H.D. and Bittrich, V. 1985. Morphologie, Gliederung und Abgrenzung der Gattung Psilocaulon N.E.Br. s.l. (Mesembryanthemaceae). Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik 105(3):289-322.
Klak, C., Bruyns, P.V. and Hedderson, T.A.J. 2007. A phylogeny and new classification for Mesembryanthemoideae (Aizoaceae). Taxon 56(3):737-756.
Pierce, S.M. and Gerbaulet, M. 1997. Brownanthus Schwantes (Mesembryanthemoideae, Aizoaceae): two new species and a new combination from the Richtersveld and southwestern Namibia. Aloe 34(1&2):42-44.
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.
Snijman, D.A. 2013. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 2: The extra Cape flora. Strelitzia 30. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
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Citation |
| Raimondo, D., Klak, C. & von Staden, L. 2015. Mesembryanthemum nucifer (Ihlenf. & Bittrich) Klak. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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