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Scientific Name | Mesembryanthemum gariepense (Gerbaulet & Struck) Klak |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | AIZOACEAE |
Synonyms | Phyllobolus gariepensis Gerbaulet & Struck |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2008/03/14 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo & F. Cholo |
Justification | A range-restricted endemic to the north-eastern Richtersveld with no known threats. It has an extent of occurrence (EOO) of less than 100 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 | Northern Cape |
Range | This species is endemic to the Richtersveld. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Central Richtersveld Mountain Shrubland, Kwaggarug Mountain Desert, Richtersberg Mountain Desert |
Description | Plants grow on rocky slopes, 190-1100 m. |
Threats |
| It has no known threats. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Phyllobolus gariepensis 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. & Cholo, F. 2008. Mesembryanthemum gariepense (Gerbaulet & Struck) Klak. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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