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Scientific Name | Ruschia vanniekerkiae L.Bolus |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | AIZOACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Data Deficient - Insufficient Information |
Assessment Date | 2016/10/04 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Ruschia vanniekerkiae is a poorly known species. It was described in 1932 from cultivated plants that was collected at an unspecified locality near Ladismith in the Little Karoo. To date, no wild plants have been matched to this species. Ruschia is a large, taxonomically problematic genus, and many species are poorly known. In the absence of any data on wild populations of this species, its risk of extinction cannot be assessed. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Ladismith. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Succulent Karoo |
Description | Unknown. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Ruschia vanniekerkiae L.Bolus | DDD | 2017.1 | | Ruschia vanniekerkiae L.Bolus | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Bolus, H.M.L. 1928-1935. Notes on Mesembrianthemum and allied genera. Part II. Bolus Herbarium, University of Cape Town, Cape Town.
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.
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.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2016. Ruschia vanniekerkiae L.Bolus. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/06/03 |
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