Mesembryanthemum ligneum

Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Mesembryanthemum ligneum (L.Bolus) Klak
Higher Classification
Dicotyledons
Family
AIZOACEAE
Synonyms
Aridaria dinteri L.Bolus, Aridaria lignea L.Bolus, Mesembryanthemum melanospermum Dinter, Nycteranthus dinteri (L.Bolus) Schwantes, Nycteranthus ligneus (L.Bolus) Schwantes, Phyllobolus melanospermus (Dinter & Schwantes) Gerbaulet, Sphalmanthus dinteri (L.Bolus) L.Bolus, Sphalmanthus ligneus (L.Bolus) L.Bolus, Sphalmanthus melanospermus Dinter & Schwantes
National Status
Status and Criteria
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2023/12/14
Assessor(s)
W. Foden & L. Potter
Distribution
Endemism
Not endemic to South Africa
Provincial distribution
Northern Cape
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Population
Population trend
Stable
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Phyllobolus melanospermus (Dinter & Schwantes) GerbauletLeast Concern 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.


Citation
Foden, W. & Potter, L. 2023. Mesembryanthemum ligneum (L.Bolus) Klak. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13

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