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Scientific Name | Machairophyllum brevifolium L.Bolus |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | AIZOACEAE |
Synonyms | Machairophyllum latifolium L.Bolus |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2006/11/15 |
Assessor(s) | C. Klak & D. Raimondo |
Justification | Three known locations are potentially threatened by grazing and trampling by livestock. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Oudtshoorn and De Rust. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Kango Limestone Renosterveld |
Description | Red conglomerate hills. |
Threats |
| Habitat degradation |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Machairophyllum brevifolium L.Bolus | VU D2 | 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 |
| Klak, C. & Raimondo, D. 2006. Machairophyllum brevifolium L.Bolus. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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