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Scientific Name | Monilaria pisiformis (Haw.) Schwantes |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | AIZOACEAE |
Synonyms | Conophyllum pisiforme (Haw.) Schwantes, Mesembryanthemum pisiforme Haw., Mitrophyllum pisiforme (Haw.) Schwantes, Schwantesia pisiformis (Haw.) L.Bolus |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Endangered B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v)+2ab(ii,iii,iv,v) |
Assessment Date | 2007/02/14 |
Assessor(s) | N.A. Helme & D. Raimondo |
Justification | EOO 30 km², AOO <30 km², two known locations are declining due to ongoing habitat loss to vineyards and tomato cultivation. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Vredendal to Olifants River Mouth. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Knersvlakte Quartz Vygieveld, Central Knersvlakte Vygieveld |
Description | Quartz patches. |
Threats |
| Threatened by ongoing habitat loss to crop cultivation: at least 30% of the Olifants River Valley is already transformed. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Monilaria pisiformis (Haw.) Schwantes | EN B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v)+2ab(ii,iii,iv,v) | 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 |
| Helme, N.A. & Raimondo, D. 2007. Monilaria pisiformis (Haw.) Schwantes. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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