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Scientific Name | Eriospermum algiferum A.V.Duthie |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | RUSCACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Data Deficient - Insufficient Information |
Assessment Date | 2007/04/27 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo |
Justification | Known only from the 1919 type collection by Marloth in the Tanqua Karoo. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Southern Tanqua Karoo. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Succulent Karoo |
Description | Quartzitic hill. |
Threats |
| Unknown, possibly threatened by habitat loss and degradation due to agriculture. |
Population |
Population trend | Unknown |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Eriospermum algiferum A.V.Duthie | Data Deficient | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Eriospermum algiferum 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.
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 |
| Raimondo, D. 2007. Eriospermum algiferum A.V.Duthie. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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