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Scientific Name | Cliffortia odorata L.f. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ROSACEAE |
Synonyms | Cliffortia alnifolia Rchb., Cliffortia discolor Weim., Cliffortia odorata L.f. var. vera Harv. |
Common Names | Wildewingerd (a) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2020/11/30 |
Assessor(s) | W. Foden & L. Potter |
Justification | Cliffortia odorata is widespread and not declining. It is listed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Western Cape |
Range | This species is endemic to South Africa, and is found from Clanwilliam to the Cape Peninsula, and eastwards to Port Elizabeth, with an isolated population on the Pondoland coast. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Breede Sand Fynbos, Hawequas Sandstone Fynbos, Garden Route Shale Fynbos, Cape Winelands Shale Fynbos, Garden Route Granite Fynbos, Robertson Granite Fynbos, Pondoland-Ugu Sandstone Coastal Sourveld, Boland Granite Fynbos, South Sonderend Sandstone Fynbos, Hangklip Sand Fynbos, Cape Flats Sand Fynbos, Atlantis Sand Fynbos, Knysna Sand Fynbos, Lourensford Alluvium Fynbos, Swartland Alluvium Fynbos, Peninsula Granite Fynbos, Kouga Sandstone Fynbos, Swartland Granite Renosterveld, Peninsula Sandstone Fynbos, South Hex Sandstone Fynbos, North Hex Sandstone Fynbos, Winterhoek Sandstone Fynbos, Western Altimontane Sandstone Fynbos, Kogelberg Sandstone Fynbos, Kouga Grassy Sandstone Fynbos, North Sonderend Sandstone Fynbos, Tsitsikamma Sandstone Fynbos, South Outeniqua Sandstone Fynbos, North Outeniqua Sandstone Fynbos, South Langeberg Sandstone Fynbos, North Langeberg Sandstone Fynbos, Cape Flats Dune Strandveld, Algoa Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | It occurs on streamsides and damp places on mountain slopes. |
Threats |
| Threats to Cliffortia odorata include habitat degradation, habitat loss and invasive alien species. |
Population |
There is no information available on the population of this species.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Cliffortia odorata L.f. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Cliffortia discolor Weim. | Data Deficient (Taxonomically Problematic) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Cliffortia discolor Weim. | VU D2 | Victor (2002) | |
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.
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.
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. and Fellingham, A.C. 2007. New species and notes on the genus Cliffortia (Rosaceae). Bothalia 37(1):9-22.
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Citation |
| Foden, W. & Potter, L. 2020. Cliffortia odorata L.f. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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