Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Cliffortia lanata Weim.
Higher Classification
Dicotyledons
Family
ROSACEAE
National Status
Status and Criteria
Data Deficient - Taxonomically Problematic
Assessment Date
2009/07/29
Assessor(s)
C.M. Whitehouse & J.E. Victor
Justification
Closely related to the widespread Cliffortia sericea, and possibly not sufficiently distinct.
Distribution
Endemism
South African endemic
Provincial distribution
Western Cape
Range
Du Toit's Kloof Mountains.
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Major habitats
Fynbos
Description
Sandstone fynbos, upper rocky slopes.
Population
Population trend
Unknown
Notes
Closely related to the widespread C. sericea and distinction between the two is unclear; similar looking plants to C. lanata, but referred to C. sericea, have been found near Tulbagh.
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Cliffortia lanata Weim.Data Deficient (Taxonomically Problematic) Raimondo et al. (2009)
Cliffortia lanata Weim.VU D2Victor (2002)
Cliffortia lanata Weim.Insufficiently Known Hilton-Taylor (1996)
Cliffortia lanata Weim.Uncertain Hall et al. (1980)
Bibliography

Goldblatt, P. and Manning, J.C. 2000. Cape Plants: A conspectus of the Cape Flora of South Africa. Strelitzia 9. National Botanical Institute, Cape Town.


Hall, A.V., De Winter, M., De Winter, B. and Van Oosterhout, S.A.M. 1980. Threatened plants of southern Africa. South African National Scienctific Programmes Report 45. CSIR, Pretoria.


Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical 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.


Victor, J.E. 2002. South Africa. In: J.S. Golding (ed), Southern African plant Red Data Lists. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report 14 (pp. 93-120), SABONET, Pretoria.


Whitehouse, C.M. 2006. Cliffortia Interactive Key. Bolus Herbarium, University of Cape Town, Cape Town.


Citation
Whitehouse, C.M. & Victor, J.E. 2009. Cliffortia lanata Weim. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14

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