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Scientific Name | Mesembryanthemum chrysophthalmum (Gerbaulet & Struck) Klak |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | AIZOACEAE |
Synonyms | Phyllobolus chrysophthalmus Gerbaulet & Struck |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2008/03/14 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo & P.G. Desmet |
Justification | A range-restricted, habitat specialist that is not threatened. It has an extent of occurrence (EOO) of less than 500 km². It is therefore listed under the IUCN 3.1 Criteria, globally, as Least Concern but is nationally categorised as Rare. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | This species occurs from Vanrhynsdorp to Bitterfontein. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Knersvlakte Quartz Vygieveld |
Description | Plants grow in stony soils in Knersvlakte Quartz Vygie Veld, growing in bushes, 180-350 m. |
Threats |
| This species has no reported threats. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Phyllobolus chrysophthalmus Gerbaulet & Struck | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Gerbaulet, M. 1997. Revision of the genus Phyllobolus N.E. Br. (Aizoaceae). Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik 119(2):145-211.
Klak, C., Bruyns, P.V. and Hedderson, T.A.J. 2007. A phylogeny and new classification for Mesembryanthemoideae (Aizoaceae). Taxon 56(3):737-756.
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 |
| Raimondo, D. & Desmet, P.G. 2008. Mesembryanthemum chrysophthalmum (Gerbaulet & Struck) Klak. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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