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Scientific Name | Cephalophyllum pulchrum L.Bolus |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | AIZOACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2006/10/31 |
Assessor(s) | C. Klak & D. Raimondo |
Justification | Fewer than five known locations are potentially threatened by mining and livestock grazing. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Southern Knersvlakte. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Doringrivier Quartzite Karoo, Knersvlakte Quartz Vygieveld, Namaqualand Riviere |
Description | Succulent karoo in alluvial soils, in washes or on banks of seasonal rivers. |
Threats |
| Habitat loss |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Cephalophyllum pulchrum L.Bolus | VU D2 | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Cephalophyllum pulchrum L.Bolus | Rare/Vulnerable | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical 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 |
| Klak, C. & Raimondo, D. 2006. Cephalophyllum pulchrum L.Bolus. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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