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Scientific Name | Mesembryanthemum pallens Aiton subsp. luteum (L.Bolus) Klak |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | AIZOACEAE |
Synonyms | Prenia pallens (Aiton) N.E.Br. subsp. lutea L.Bolus |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2018/09/29 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Mesembryanthemum pallens subsp. lutea is a range-restricted, but fairly common subspecies, with an extent of occurrence (EOO) of 4624 km². It has lost significant amounts of habitat to crop cultivation across its range, but is resilient to disturbance and not suspected to be in danger of extinction. It is listed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | This species is endemic to South Africa, and is found in Vredenburg Peninsula and Sandveld coast south of Elandsbaai. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Langebaan Dune Strandveld, Saldanha Limestone Strandveld, Saldanha Flats Strandveld, Saldanha Granite Strandveld, Lambert's Bay Strandveld, Hopefield Sand Fynbos, Leipoldtville Sand Fynbos |
Description | It occurs in coastal flats and dunes. |
Threats |
| More than 40% of this taxon's habitat has been lost to crop fields, and rapid loss is ongoing, particularly in the Sandveld. It is however resilient to disturbance, and able to recolonise old lands, and therefore population decline due to crop cultivation is not likely to be irreversible. |
Population |
There is no information available on the population of this species.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Prenia pallens (Aiton) N.E.Br. subsp. lutea L.Bolus | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Gerbaulet, M. 1996. Revision of the genus Prenia N.E.Br. (Aizoaceae): A reassessment of generic boundaries. Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik 118:25-40.
Klak, C., Bruyns, P.V. and Hedderson, T.A.J. 2007. A phylogeny and new classification for Mesembryanthemoideae (Aizoaceae). Taxon 56(3):737-756.
Manning, J.C. and Goldblatt, P. 2012. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape Flora. Strelitzia 29. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
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 |
| von Staden, L. 2018. Mesembryanthemum pallens Aiton subsp. luteum (L.Bolus) Klak. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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