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Scientific Name | Dinteranthus wilmotianus L.Bolus |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | AIZOACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Near Threatened B1ab(ii,iii,v) |
Assessment Date | 2008/04/24 |
Assessor(s) | P.M. Burgoyne, D. Raimondo & F. Daniels |
Justification | This species has an extent of occurrence (EOO) of less than 10 000 km² and is suspected to occur at 10-20 locations. It is declining due to crop cultivation and overgrazing by livestock. It is therefore listed as Near Threatened under criterion B. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | This species is found in Orange River basin, between Kakamas and Keimoes. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Bushmanland Arid Grassland |
Description | Plants grow on quartz slopes and alluvial gravel soils. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Dinteranthus wilmotianus L.Bolus | NT B1ab(ii,iii,v) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Bolus, H.M.L. 1936-1958. Notes on Mesembryanthemum and allied genera Part III. University of Cape Town, Bolus Herbarium, Cape Town.
Magee, A.R. and Boatwright, J.S. (eds). In prep. Plants of the Karoo: A Conspectus of the Nama-Karoo and Adjacent Summer-Rainfall Regions of the Northern and Western Cape Provinces. Strelitzia.
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 |
| Burgoyne, P.M., Raimondo, D. & Daniels, F. 2008. Dinteranthus wilmotianus L.Bolus. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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