Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Cliffortia scandens C.M.Whitehouse
Higher Classification
Dicotyledons
Family
ROSACEAE
Synonyms
Cliffortia dregeana of other authors, not of C.Presl (in part)
National Status
Status and Criteria
Vulnerable D2
Assessment Date
2008/04/30
Assessor(s)
N.A. Helme & P.A. Manyama
Justification
Two known locations are potentially threatened by alien plant invasion and too frequent fire.
Distribution
Endemism
South African endemic
Provincial distribution
Western Cape
Range
Riviersonderend Mountains.
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Major habitats
South Sonderend Sandstone Fynbos, North Sonderend Sandstone Fynbos
Description
Fynbos on rocky south-facing slopes, 650-1250 m.
Threats
Potentially threatened by invasive alien plants and unnatural fire regimes, but the majority of this species' habitat is protected (Whitehouse 2006).
Population
Population trend
Stable
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Cliffortia scandens C.M.WhitehouseVU D2Raimondo 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. 2004. New species in the section Multinerviae of Cliffortia (Rosaceae). Bothalia 34(2):77-85.


Citation
Helme, N.A. & Manyama, P.A. 2008. Cliffortia scandens C.M.Whitehouse. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/18

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