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Scientific Name | Mesembryanthemum lilliputanum Klak |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | AIZOACEAE |
Synonyms | Aridaria abbreviata L.Bolus, Aridaria herbertii (N.E.Br.) Friedrich, Nycteranthus abbreviatus (L.Bolus) Schwantes, Nycteranthus herbertii (N.E.Br.) Schwantes, Phyllobolus abbreviatus (L.Bolus) Gerbaulet, Phyllobolus herbertii (N.E.Br.) Gerbaulet, Sphalmanthus abbreviatus (L.Bolus) L.Bolus, Sphalmanthus herbertii N.E.Br. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2006/10/31 |
Assessor(s) | C. Klak & D. Raimondo |
Justification | A habitat specialist (AOO<20 km²) that is potentially threatened by mining and livestock grazing and trampling. It therefore qualifies as Vulnerable under criterion D. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | This species occurs in the Knersvlakte. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Knersvlakte Quartz Vygieveld, Southern Namaqualand Quartzite Klipkoppe Shrubland |
Description | Plants grow on quartz patches on flats. |
Threats |
| Mining is a potential threat. Livestock grazing is another potential threat to this species as it is sensitive to grazing but no direct observation of grazing has been recorded. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Phyllobolus abbreviatus (L.Bolus) Gerbaulet | VU D2 | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
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 |
| Klak, C. & Raimondo, D. 2006. Mesembryanthemum lilliputanum Klak. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/18 |
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