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Scientific Name | Cephalophyllum tetrastichum H.E.K.Hartmann |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | AIZOACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2015/11/03 |
Assessor(s) | P.M. Burgoyne, C. Klak & L. von Staden |
Justification | An apparently localized, and poorly known species, that is potentially threatened by habitat loss to mining. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | Port Nolloth. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Richtersveld Coastal Duneveld, Namaqualand Seashore Vegetation |
Description | Sandy areas between rocks in the surf spray zone. |
Threats |
| Coastal dunes around Port Nolloth are extensively mined for minerals, using destructive, open-cast methods. This species is likely to be impacted by habitat loss to mining, which continues to expand in the area. |
Population |
A poorly known species, with only a few collections reported in the literature (Hartmann 1988), but no precise locality details given. There are no specimens verified as this species in South African herbaria.
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Population trend | Unknown |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Cephalophyllum tetrastichum H.E.K.Hartmann | VU D2 | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Cephalophyllum tetrastichum H.E.K.Hartmann | Vulnerable | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
Hartmann, H.E.K. 1988. Monographien der Subtribus Leipoldtiinae: 8. Monographie der Gattung Cephalophyllum (Mesembryanthemaceae). Mitteilungen aus dem Institut für Allgemeine Botanik, Hamburg 22:93-187.
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.
Snijman, D.A. 2013. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 2: The extra Cape flora. Strelitzia 30. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
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Citation |
| Burgoyne, P.M., Klak, C. & von Staden, L. 2015. Cephalophyllum tetrastichum H.E.K.Hartmann. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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