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Scientific Name | Drosanthemum boerhavii (Eckl. & Zeyh.) H.E.K.Hartmann |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | AIZOACEAE |
Synonyms | Drosanthemum insolitum L.Bolus, Drosanthemum strictifolium L.Bolus, Mesembryanthemum boerhavii Eckl. & Zeyh. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Data Deficient - Insufficient Information |
Assessment Date | 2014/05/20 |
Assessor(s) | C. Klak, P.A. Manyama, D. Raimondo, D.A. Kamundi & L. von Staden |
Justification | A poorly known species, that is likely to be threatened, but with available data, its risk of extinction cannot be assessed. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Worcester to Caledon and Riversdale. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos |
Description | Shale renosterveld. |
Threats |
| This species is likely to have lost habitat to crop cultivation in the past, and may be confined to small remnants where habitat loss and degradation continues. |
Population |
In a recent revision (Hartmann and Le Roux 2011), two poorly known species were included under D. boerhavii. Only five collections are cited, but no specific locality information is given. In the absence of precise locality information, the range size, number of subpopulations, and threats to this species cannot be accurately assessed.
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Population trend | Unknown |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Drosanthemum boerhavii (Eckl. & Zeyh.) H.E.K.Hartmann | Data Deficient | 2014.1 | | Drosanthemum strictifolium L.Bolus | Data Deficient (Taxonomically Problematic) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Drosanthemum insolitum L.Bolus | Critically Endangered (Possibly Extinct) | 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.
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., Manyama, P.A., Raimondo, D., Kamundi, D.A. & von Staden, L. 2014. Drosanthemum boerhavii (Eckl. & Zeyh.) H.E.K.Hartmann. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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