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Scientific Name | Cliffortia pungens C.Presl |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ROSACEAE |
Synonyms | Cliffortia teretifolia E.Mey. (later homonym), not of L.f. (1782) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2008/03/18 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo & C.M. Whitehouse |
Justification | A localised species but common where it grows and being found at high altitude it suffers from no severe threats. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Riviersonderend Mountains to Hex River Mountains. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos |
Description | High sandstone slopes. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Cliffortia pungens C.Presl | Least Concern | 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 |
| Raimondo, D. & Whitehouse, C.M. 2008. Cliffortia pungens C.Presl. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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