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Scientific Name | Heliophila namaquensis (Marais) Al-Shehbaz & Mummenhoff |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | BRASSICACEAE |
Synonyms | Thlaspeocarpa namaquensis Marais |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2015/05/17 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo & L. von Staden |
Justification | A rare, range-restricted species, known from four locations and potentially threatened by overgrazing. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | Richtersveld, Helskloof to Steinkopf. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Anenous Plateau Shrubland, Central Richtersveld Mountain Shrubland, Stinkfonteinberge Quartzite Fynbos |
Description | Stony slopes. |
Threats |
| This species occurs mostly on upper slopes, where the grazing pressure is currently low. However, as rangelands on the plains and closer to settlements are becoming increasingly degraded, herders are starting to move their livestock into the mountains in search of grazing. This species is potentially vulnerable to increasing grazing pressure. |
Population |
This is a rare and poorly known species, recorded from four widely scattered locations along the central mountains of the Richtersveld.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Heliophila namaquensis (Marais) Al-Shehbaz & Mummenhoff | VU D2 | 2015.1 | | Thlaspeocarpa namaquensis Marais | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Thlaspeocarpa namaquensis Marais | Insufficiently Known | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
Al-Shehbaz, I.A. and Mummenhoff, K. 2005. Transfer of the South African Genera Brachycarpaea, Cycloptychis, Schlechteria, Silicularia, and Thlaspeocarpa to Heliophila (Brassicaceae). Novon 15(3):385-389.
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
Marais, W. 1970. Cruciferae. In: L.E. Codd, B. De Winter, D.J.B. Killick and H.B. Rycroft (eds). Flora of southern Africa 13:1-118. Botanical Research Institute, Pretoria.
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. & von Staden, L. 2015. Heliophila namaquensis (Marais) Al-Shehbaz & Mummenhoff. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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