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Scientific Name | Cliffortia virgata Weim. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ROSACEAE |
Synonyms | Cliffortia cordifolia E.Mey. ex Harv. & Sond. (later homonym), not of Lam. (1786) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2020/11/30 |
Assessor(s) | F. Cholo & D.A. Kamundi |
Justification | Cliffortia virgata is a montane species that is not declining. It is listed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | This species is endemic to South Africa, and is found from Koue Bokkeveld to the Hex River Mountains and Wemmershoek. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | South Hex Sandstone Fynbos, North Hex Sandstone Fynbos, Winterhoek Sandstone Fynbos, Cederberg Sandstone Fynbos, Western Altimontane Sandstone Fynbos, Olifants Sandstone Fynbos, Hawequas Sandstone Fynbos, Breede Shale Fynbos, Boland Granite Fynbos, Western Coastal Shale Band Vegetation, Northern Inland Shale Band Vegetation |
Description | It occurs on high sandstone slopes. |
Threats |
| There are no known threats to Cliffortia virgata. |
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 virgata Weim. | 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.
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.
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Citation |
| Cholo, F. & Kamundi, D.A. 2020. Cliffortia virgata Weim. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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