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Scientific Name | Mesembryanthemum amabile (Gerbaulet & Struck) Klak |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | AIZOACEAE |
Synonyms | Phyllobolus amabilis Gerbaulet & Struck |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2008/03/14 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo & F. Cholo |
Justification | A range-restricted species, which has an extent of occurrence (EOO) of less than 500 km², that is not threatened. 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 | Northern Cape |
Range | This species is endemic to the Sutherland. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Central Mountain Shale Renosterveld |
Description | Plants grow on rocky sites, 1200-1600 m. |
Threats |
| This species has no apparent threats. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Phyllobolus amabilis 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.
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. & Cholo, F. 2008. Mesembryanthemum amabile (Gerbaulet & Struck) Klak. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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