Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Cliffortia aculeata 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 habitat specialist (EOO 375 km²) that is not threatened.
Distribution
Endemism
South African endemic
Provincial distribution
Western Cape
Range
Groot Swartberg Mountains.
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Major habitats
Swartberg Altimontane Sandstone Fynbos, South Swartberg Sandstone Fynbos, North Swartberg Sandstone Fynbos
Description
Seepages on upper sandstone slopes.
Population
Population trend
Stable
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Cliffortia aculeata Weim.Rare Raimondo et al. (2009)
Cliffortia aculeata Weim.Lower Risk - Least Concern Victor (2002)
Cliffortia aculeata Weim.Rare Hilton-Taylor (1996)
Cliffortia aculeata 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.


Vlok, J. and Schutte-Vlok, A.L. 2010. Plants of the Klein Karoo. Umdaus Press, Hatfield.


Whitehouse, C.M. 2006. Cliffortia Interactive Key. Bolus Herbarium, University of Cape Town, Cape Town.


Citation
Whitehouse, C.M. & Victor, J.E. 2006. Cliffortia aculeata Weim. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/07/31

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