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Scientific Name | Ruschia klipbergensis L.Bolus |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | AIZOACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Data Deficient - Insufficient Information |
Assessment Date | 2008/03/14 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo & F. Cholo |
Justification | Last collected in the 1950s. It occurs in an area where it is likely to be threatened, but not enough is known about the distribution, specific habitat or population status of this species to determine its status. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Klipberg near Malmesbury. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos |
Description | Granite soils in renosterveld, 250-380 m. |
Threats |
| Possibly threatened or extinct due to habitat loss to crop cultivation. |
Population |
Population trend | Unknown |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Ruschia klipbergensis L.Bolus | Data Deficient | 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.
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 |
| Raimondo, D. & Cholo, F. 2008. Ruschia klipbergensis L.Bolus. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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