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Scientific Name | Cliffortia prionota C.M.Whitehouse |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ROSACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2007/03/13 |
Assessor(s) | C.M. Whitehouse, D. Raimondo & D.A. Kamundi |
Justification | A range-restricted resprouter (EOO 69 km²) that is protected within the Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve and not threatened by too frequent fire. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Palmiet River Valley inland of Kleinmond. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Kogelberg Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Clayish soil on shale bands of Table Mountain Sandstone rocks in full sun, 50-350 m. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Conservation |
| The population is protected within the Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve. |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Cliffortia prionota C.M.Whitehouse | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
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.
Whitehouse, C.M. 2004. New species in the section Multinerviae of Cliffortia (Rosaceae). Bothalia 34(2):77-85.
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Citation |
| Whitehouse, C.M., Raimondo, D. & Kamundi, D.A. 2007. Cliffortia prionota C.M.Whitehouse. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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