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Scientific Name | Lasiosiphon pedunculatus (Beyers) J.C.Manning & Boatwr. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | THYMELAEACEAE |
Synonyms | Gnidia pedunculata Beyers |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2008/04/03 |
Assessor(s) | P.A. Manyama |
Justification | A range-restricted species (EOO 25 km²), known from two locations and potentially threatened by livestock overgrazing. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Knersvlakte north of Vredendal. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Knersvlakte Dolomite Vygieveld, Knersvlakte Quartz Vygieveld |
Description | Succulent Karoo, in well-drained, sandy, loam soil. |
Threats |
| Habitat degradation |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Lasiosiphon pedunculatus (Beyers) J.C.Manning & Boatwr. | VU D2 | 2015.1 | | Gnidia pedunculata Beyers | VU D2 | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Manning, J.C. and Boatwright, J.S. 2013. THYMELEACEAE: Lasiosiphon rigidus, a new species from the Tankwa Karoo and two new combinations in the genus for South Africa. Bothalia 43(1):84-88.
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 |
| Manyama, P.A. 2008. Lasiosiphon pedunculatus (Beyers) J.C.Manning & Boatwr. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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