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Scientific Name | Trichodiadema obliquum L.Bolus |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | AIZOACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Data Deficient - Taxonomically Problematic |
Assessment Date | 2019/11/04 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo |
Justification | Trichodiadema obliquum is a poorly known species only recorded from the type collection made near Beaufort West in the Great Karoo. The genus Trichodiadema is in need of revision. It is therefore listed as Data Deficient - Taxonomically Problematic (DDT). |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | This species is endemic to South Africa, and is found in Beaufort West. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Upper Karoo Hardeveld |
Description | The ecology of Trichodiadema obliquum is unknown. |
Threats |
| Threats to this species are also unknown. |
Population |
There is no information available on the population of this species.
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Population trend | Unknown |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Trichodiadema obliquum L.Bolus | Data Deficient (Taxonomically Problematic) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Trichodiadema obliquum L.Bolus | Indeterminate | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | | Trichodiadema obliquum L.Bolus | Indeterminate | Hall et al. (1980) | |
Bibliography |
Hall, A.V., De Winter, M., De Winter, B. and Van Oosterhout, S.A.M. 1980. Threatened plants of southern Africa. South African National Scienctific Programmes Report 45. CSIR, Pretoria.
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
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 |
| Raimondo, D. 2019. Trichodiadema obliquum L.Bolus. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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