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Scientific Name | Braunsia geminata (Haw.) L.Bolus |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | AIZOACEAE |
Synonyms | Echinus mathewsii (L.Bolus) N.E.Br., Mesembryanthemum geminatum Haw., not of Jacq. (1809), Mesembryanthemum mathewsii L.Bolus, Ruschia polita L.Bolus |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2014/05/20 |
Assessor(s) | P.M. Burgoyne, J.H. Vlok, D. Raimondo & L. von Staden |
Justification | Widespread and not in danger of extinction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Ceres to the Klein Karoo and Prince Albert. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos, Succulent Karoo |
Description | Shale slopes. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Braunsia geminata (Haw.) L.Bolus | Least Concern | 2014.1 | | Braunsia geminata (Haw.) L.Bolus | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Ruschia polita L.Bolus | VU D2 | 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. 2000. Taxonomic studies in the Aizoaceae from South Africa: three new species and some new combinations. Bothalia 30(1):35-42.
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.
Vlok, J. and Schutte-Vlok, A.L. 2010. Plants of the Klein Karoo. Umdaus Press, Hatfield.
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Citation |
| Burgoyne, P.M., Vlok, J.H., Raimondo, D. & von Staden, L. 2014. Braunsia geminata (Haw.) L.Bolus. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09 |
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