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Scientific Name | Cliffortia ovalis Weim. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ROSACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2006/04/26 |
Assessor(s) | C.M. Whitehouse & J.E. Victor |
Justification | A range-restricted (EOO<15 km²) resprouter that is not threatened by too frequent fire. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Summit of the Hottentots Holland Mountains between Jonkershoek and Grabouw. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Kogelberg Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Seepages on upper sandstone slopes. |
Threats |
| Possibly threatened by unnatural fire regimes, but resprouts after fire so this threat is unlikely. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Conservation |
| Whole range is contained within the Hottentots Holland Nature Reserve. |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Cliffortia ovalis Weim. | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
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.
Whitehouse, C.M. 2006. Cliffortia Interactive Key. Bolus Herbarium, University of Cape Town, Cape Town.
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Citation |
| Whitehouse, C.M. & Victor, J.E. 2006. Cliffortia ovalis Weim. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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