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Scientific Name | Ruschia ceresiana L.Bolus |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | AIZOACEAE |
Synonyms | Ruschia ceresiana Schwantes, Ruschia congesta L.Bolus (later homonym), not of (Salm-Dyck) L.Bolus (1927) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2008/03/14 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo & F. Cholo |
Justification | A range-restricted endemic to the Tanqua Karoo (EOO <500 km²) that is not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Tanqua Karoo. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Tanqua Karoo, Agter-Sederberg Shrubland, Swartruggens Quartzite Karoo |
Description | Succulent karoo shrubland. |
Threats |
| No threats. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Ruschia ceresiana L.Bolus | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
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 ceresiana L.Bolus. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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