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Scientific Name | Eriospermum coactum P.L.Perry |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | RUSCACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2015/12/07 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | A rare species known from four locations and potentially threatened by habitat loss and degradation. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | Springbok to Kamieskroon. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Namaqualand Klipkoppe Shrubland |
Description | Arid shale and granitic soils. |
Threats |
| Potentially threatened by habitat loss to mining and overgrazing due to overstocking of livestock. |
Population |
A rare and poorly known species. It has been collected only a few times, but is likely to be overlooked as plants are cryptic and occur in remote, botanically poorly explored areas. It is likely to be more common than records indicate, but more surveys are needed to confirm this. It was last recorded in 1988.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Eriospermum coactum P.L.Perry | VU D2 | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Eriospermum coactum 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 |
| von Staden, L. 2015. Eriospermum coactum P.L.Perry. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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