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Scientific Name | Cliffortia viridis Weim. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ROSACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2007/03/28 |
Assessor(s) | C.M. Whitehouse & D. Raimondo |
Justification | Two known locations are potentially threatened by alien plant invasion and too frequent fire. This area has experienced at least three fires 10 years, and many recent fires have been hot summer fires that burn into the damp kloof habitat where this species occurs. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Kogelberg. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Kogelberg Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Damp, shaded sandstone gullies, 300-1000 m. |
Threats |
| Potentially threatened by competition from alien invasive plants and too frequent fire. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Conservation |
| Protected in the Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve. |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Cliffortia viridis 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 |
| Whitehouse, C.M. & Raimondo, D. 2007. Cliffortia viridis Weim. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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