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Scientific Name | Drosanthemum pulchrum L.Bolus |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | AIZOACEAE |
Synonyms | Drosanthemum croceum L.Bolus |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable B1ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v)+2ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v) |
Assessment Date | 2014/05/20 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo, P.A. Manyama, D.A. Kamundi & L. von Staden |
Justification | EOO 296 km², less than 10 remaining locations continue to decline due to ongoing habitat loss, fragmentation and degradation. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Worcester to De Doorns and Montagu. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Breede Shale Renosterveld, Breede Alluvium Renosterveld, Breede Alluvium Fynbos |
Description | Shale renosterveld. |
Threats |
| This species is threatened by ongoing habitat loss and fragmentation due to crop cultivation and urban expansion. Less than 30% of renosterveld within this species' known range remains, and loss continues. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Drosanthemum pulchrum L.Bolus | VU B1ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v)+2ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v) | 2014.1 | | Drosanthemum pulchrum L.Bolus | Data Deficient (Taxonomically Problematic) | 2013.1 | | Drosanthemum pulchrum L.Bolus | Data Deficient (Taxonomically Problematic) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Drosanthemum croceum L.Bolus | Data Deficient (Taxonomically Problematic) | 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.
Hartmann, H.E.K. and Le Roux, A. 2011. Drosanthemum subgenus Speciosa (Aizoaceae): towards a revision of the plants with black staminodes. Bradleya 29:143-178.
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 |
| Raimondo, D., Manyama, P.A., Kamundi, D.A. & von Staden, L. 2014. Drosanthemum pulchrum L.Bolus. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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