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Scientific Name | Roepera sessilifolia (L.) Beier & Thulin |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ZYGOPHYLLACEAE |
Synonyms | Zygophyllum sessilifolium L. |
Common Names | Witspekbos (a) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2007/04/12 |
Assessor(s) | R.C. Turner & T. Trinder-Smith |
Justification | Several subpopulations of this taxon have undoubtedly been lost to urbanisation and alien vegetation, especially on the west coast forelands, although the species still has a wide distribution, and is frequent in the northern parts of the Table Mountain National Park (Trinder-Smith, 2006). It is therefore assessed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Threats |
| Several subpopulations of this taxon have undoubtedly been lost to urbanisation and alien vegetation, especially on the west coast forelands, although the species still has a wide distribution, and is frequent in the northern parts of the Table Mountain National Park. (Trinder-Smith, 2006). |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Conservation |
| It is conserved at the Table Mountain National Park. |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Zygophyllum sessilifolium L. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Beier, B.-A., Chase, M. and Thulin, M. 2003. Phylogenetic relationships and taxonomy of subfamily Zygophylloideae (Zygophyllaceae) based on molecular and morphological data. Plant Systematics and Evolution 240(1-4):11-39.
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.
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 |
| Turner, R.C. & Trinder-Smith, T. 2007. Roepera sessilifolia (L.) Beier & Thulin. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/19 |
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