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Scientific Name | Cliffortia phillipsii Weim. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ROSACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2006/06/12 |
Assessor(s) | N.A. Helme, C.M. Whitehouse & D. Raimondo |
Justification | Fewer that five remaining locations are potentially threatened by a too frequent fire and alien plant invasion. Subpopulations near Paarl and Klapmuts are now locally extinct due to crop cultivation, forestry and urban development, but the remaining population appears stable. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Hottentots Holland Mountains, between Helderberg and Franschhoek. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Cape Winelands Shale Fynbos, Boland Granite Fynbos |
Description | Lower clay slopes. |
Threats |
| Invasive Alien Species (direct effects), Habitat loss, Habitat degradation |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Cliffortia phillipsii Weim. | VU D2 | 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.
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 |
| Helme, N.A., Whitehouse, C.M. & Raimondo, D. 2006. Cliffortia phillipsii Weim. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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