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Scientific Name | Aloinopsis spathulata (Thunb.) L.Bolus |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | AIZOACEAE |
Synonyms | Aloinopsis crassipes (Marloth) L.Bolus, Mesembryanthemum crassipes Marloth, Mesembryanthemum spathulatum Thunb., not of L.Bolus (1928), Nananthus crassipes (Marloth) L.Bolus, Nananthus spathulatus (Thunb.) G.D.Rowley, Titanopsis crassipes (Marloth) N.E.Br., Titanopsis spathulata (Thunb.) Schwantes |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2016/11/22 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | A range-restricted (EOO 757 km²), but locally fairly common species that is not in danger of extinction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | Roggeveld Escarpment around Sutherland. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos, Succulent Karoo |
Description | Shale flats, often on shallow soils overlaying rocks. |
Threats |
| There are no known severe threats to this species. Parts of its range is degraded due to overgrazing, but this does not appear to have negatively impacted the population. |
Population |
This species is fairly common in suitable habitat around Sutherland. It is known from at least 10 subpopulations.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Aloinopsis spathulata (Thunb.) L.Bolus | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Bolus, H.M.L. 1958. Aloinopsis Schwantes. In: H.M.L. Bolus (ed), Notes on Mesembryanthemum and allied genera (Vol. III, pp. 372-381), Bolus Herbarium, Cape Town.
Hammer, S.A. 2013. Mesembs, the Titanopsis group. Little Sphaeroid Press, Oakland, California.
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. 2016. Aloinopsis spathulata (Thunb.) L.Bolus. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/23 |
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