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Scientific Name | Eriospermum armianum P.L.Perry |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | RUSCACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2006/11/17 |
Assessor(s) | N.A. Helme, C. Archer & J.E. Victor |
Justification | This habitat specialist is known from four naturally disjunct subpopulations in Namaqualand. Not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | Springbok to Kliprand. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Namaqualand Blomveld, Namaqualand Shale Shrubland |
Description | Talus on a granite cliff edge, partially shaded by shrubs. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Eriospermum armianum P.L.Perry | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Eriospermum armianum P.L.Perry | Rare | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
Perry, P.L. 1994. A revision of the genus Eriospermum (Eriospermaceae) Contributions from the Bolus Herbarium 17:1-320.
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 |
| Helme, N.A., Archer, C. & Victor, J.E. 2006. Eriospermum armianum P.L.Perry. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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