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Scientific Name | Cliffortia longifolia (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Weim. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ROSACEAE |
Synonyms | Cliffortia strobilifera L. var. longifolia Eckl. & Zeyh. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v) |
Assessment Date | 2007/03/12 |
Assessor(s) | C.M. Whitehouse & D. Raimondo |
Justification | EOO 4500 km², nine known locations continue to decline due to ongoing habitat loss to coastal development. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Coastal areas between Saldanha Bay and Gourits River Mouth. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Overberg Dune Strandveld, Cape Flats Dune Strandveld, Langebaan Dune Strandveld, Canca Limestone Fynbos, De Hoop Limestone Fynbos, Agulhas Limestone Fynbos, Albertinia Sand Fynbos, Agulhas Sand Fynbos, Hartenbos Dune Thicket |
Description | Wetlands on alkaline coastal sands. |
Threats |
| Invasive Alien Species (direct effects), Habitat loss |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Cliffortia longifolia (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Weim. | VU B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Cliffortia longifolia (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Weim. | Lower Risk - Least Concern | Victor (2002) | | Cliffortia longifolia (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Weim. | Insufficiently Known | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | | Cliffortia longifolia (Eckl. & Zeyh.) 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.
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Citation |
| Whitehouse, C.M. & Raimondo, D. 2007. Cliffortia longifolia (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Weim. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/31 |
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