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Scientific Name | Eriospermum papilliferum A.V.Duthie |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | RUSCACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Data Deficient - Insufficient Information |
Assessment Date | 2015/05/15 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo |
Justification | A poorly known species that is likely to be threatened due to overgrazing of its habitat, but based on available data, its risk of extinction cannot be assessed. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | Namaqualand, near Steinkopf. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Succulent Karoo |
Description | Probably occurs in granitic soils in succulent karoo shrubland. |
Threats |
| The area around Steinkopf is grazed by communal livestock farmers and the habitat is severely degraded. |
Population |
This species is known from only three specimens collected in the late 1930s at an unspecified locality near Steinkopf. It has never been relocated, and it is not known whether the population survives or not. Eriospermum species are cryptic and easily overlooked, and dedicated surveys are needed to relocate the population, but without precise locality information, it is very difficult.
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Population trend | Unknown |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Eriospermum papilliferum A.V.Duthie | Data Deficient | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Eriospermum papilliferum A.V.Duthie | 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.
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Citation |
| Raimondo, D. 2015. Eriospermum papilliferum A.V.Duthie. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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