Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Lichtensteinia crassijuga E.Mey. ex Sond.
Higher Classification
Dicotyledons
Family
APIACEAE
National Status
Status and Criteria
Rare
Assessment Date
2015/04/23
Assessor(s)
L. von Staden
Justification
A rare and poorly known species with a limited range (EOO 338 km²) in montane areas where it is not threatened.
Distribution
Endemism
South African endemic
Provincial distribution
Western Cape
Range
Western Cederberg and Olifants River Mountains.
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Major habitats
Cederberg Sandstone Fynbos, Olifants Sandstone Fynbos, Graafwater Sandstone Fynbos
Description
Sandstone slopes.
Population
Population trend
Stable
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Lichtensteinia crassijuga E.Mey. ex Sond.Rare 2015.1
Bibliography

Manning, J.C. and Goldblatt, P. 2012. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape Flora. Strelitzia 29. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.


Sonder, W. 1861. Umbelliferae. In: W.H. Harvey and O.W. Sonder (eds). Flora Capensis II (Leguminosae to Loranthaceae):524-567. Hodges, Smith and Co., Dublin.


Tilney, P.M., Van Wyk, B.E., Downie, S.R. and Calviño, C.I. 2009. Phylogenetic relationships in the genus Lichtensteinia (Apiaceae) based on morphological, anatomical and DNA sequence data. South African Journal of Botany 75(1):64-82.


Citation
von Staden, L. 2015. Lichtensteinia crassijuga E.Mey. ex Sond. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09

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