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Scientific Name | Cliffortia recurvata (Weim.) C.M.Whitehouse |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ROSACEAE |
Synonyms | Cliffortia grandifolia Eckl. & Zeyh. var. recurvata Weim., Cliffortia ilicifolia L. var. reniformis Weim. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2007/03/13 |
Assessor(s) | C.M. Whitehouse & D. Raimondo |
Justification | A rare, range-restricted reseeder (EOO 16 km², AOO 5 km²) that is potentially threatened by too frequent fire. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Kogelberg, between Steenbras and Palmiet rivers. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Kogelberg Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Sandstone slopes. |
Threats |
| A reseeder potentially threatened by too frequent fire. Although the Kogelberg is a well-managed biosphere reserve, too frequent fires are becoming a problem. |
Population |
An uncommon habitat specialist.
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Population trend | Stable |
Conservation |
| Protected in the Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve. |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Cliffortia recurvata (Weim.) C.M.Whitehouse | VU D2 | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
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 recurvata (Weim.) C.M.Whitehouse. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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