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Scientific Name | Eriospermum tuberculatum P.L.Perry |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | RUSCACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2006/11/17 |
Assessor(s) | N.A. Helme, C. Archer & J.E. Victor |
Justification | One known location is potentially threatened by habitat loss to cereal crops. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | Kharkams. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Kamiesberg Mountains Shrubland, Namaqualand Blomveld |
Description | Granite slopes. |
Threats |
| Habitat loss |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Eriospermum tuberculatum P.L.Perry | VU D2 | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Eriospermum tuberculatum 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.
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Citation |
| Helme, N.A., Archer, C. & Victor, J.E. 2006. Eriospermum tuberculatum P.L.Perry. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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