| Scientific Name | Mesembryanthemum junceum Haw. | Higher Classification | Dicotyledons | Family | AIZOACEAE | Synonyms | Mesembryanthemum acutisepalum A.Berger, Mesembryanthemum junceum Haw. var. pauciflorum Sond., Mesembryanthemum simile Sond., Mesembryanthemum simile Sond. var. namaquense Sond., Peratetracoilanthus junceus (Haw.) Rappa & Camarrone, Psilocaulon acutisepalum (A.Berger) N.E.Br., Psilocaulon bijliae N.E.Br., Psilocaulon calvinianum L.Bolus, Psilocaulon candidum L.Bolus, Psilocaulon delosepalum L.Bolus, Psilocaulon framesii L.Bolus, Psilocaulon imitans L.Bolus, Psilocaulon junceum (Haw.) Schwantes, Psilocaulon laxiflorum L.Bolus, Psilocaulon leightoniae L.Bolus, Psilocaulon levynsiae N.E.Br., Psilocaulon lewisiae L.Bolus, Psilocaulon namaquense (Sond.) Schwantes, Psilocaulon oculatum L.Bolus, Psilocaulon pauciflorum (Sond.) Schwantes, Psilocaulon planisepalum L.Bolus, Psilocaulon rogersiae L.Bolus, Psilocaulon semilunatum L.Bolus, Psilocaulon simile (Sond.) Schwantes, Psilocaulon simulans L.Bolus, Psilocaulon squamifolium N.E.Br., Psilocaulon stayneri L.Bolus, Psilocaulon subintegrum L.Bolus, Psilocaulon utile L.Bolus | Common Names | Asbos (a), Lidjiesbos (a), Lidjiesbossie (a), Lidjiesganna (a), Loogbos (a), Loogbossie (a), Loogganna (a), Seepbos (a), Seepbossie (a) |
National Status | Status and Criteria | Least Concern | Assessment Date | 2006/02/23 | Assessor(s) | P.M. Burgoyne |
Distribution | Endemism | South African endemic | Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Northern Cape, Western Cape |
Habitat and Ecology | Major system | Terrestrial |
Population | Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
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Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Psilocaulon junceum (Haw.) Schwantes | Least Concern | 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.
Vlok, J. and Schutte-Vlok, A.L. 2010. Plants of the Klein Karoo. Umdaus Press, Hatfield.
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Citation | | Burgoyne, P.M. 2006. Mesembryanthemum junceum Haw. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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