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Scientific Name | Mesembryanthemum suffruticosum (L.Bolus) Klak |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | AIZOACEAE |
Synonyms | Cryophytum suffruticosum L.Bolus, Phyllobolus suffruticosus (L.Bolus) Gerbaulet |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Endangered B1ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v); D |
Assessment Date | 2006/10/31 |
Assessor(s) | C. Klak & D. Raimondo |
Justification | This species has an extent of occurrence (EOO) of 2300 km² and the population consists of fewer than 200 mature individuals at two disjunct locations. It is declining due to ongoing habitat loss to expanding vineyards around Riebeek Kasteel and rooibos tea cultivation at Nardous Pass. It is therefore assessed as Endangered under criteria B and D. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | This species is found in Riebeek Kasteel and Moorreesburg to Nardous Pass. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Citrusdal Vygieveld, Swartland Shale Renosterveld |
Description | Plants grow on shale in renosterveld. |
Threats |
| Agriculture is a past and current threat; suitable habitat was lost in the past to wheat farming in the Swartland, which falls in part of its range. It is currently threatened by vineyard farming around Riebek Kasteel and by rooibos tea farming at Nardouws Pass. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Conservation |
| It is not currently conserved in any formally protected area. |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Phyllobolus suffruticosus (L.Bolus) Gerbaulet | EN B1ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v); D | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Goldblatt, P. and Manning, J.C. 2000. Cape Plants: A conspectus of the Cape Flora of South Africa. Strelitzia 9. National Botanical Institute, Cape Town.
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 suffruticosum (L.Bolus) Klak. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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