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Scientific Name | Cliffortia cruciata C.M.Whitehouse |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ROSACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2007/10/15 |
Assessor(s) | P.A. Manyama |
Justification | A very narrow endemic (EOO and AOO <10 km²), known from one location where it is potentially threatened by too frequent fire. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Wildepaardeberg, on the northern slopes of Jonaskop in the Riviersonderend Mountains. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | North Sonderend Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Deep sandy plateau, acid sands from Table Mountain Sandstone, 900-1 000 m. |
Threats |
| Although the habitat is relatively inaccessible, it could be threatened by too frequent fires. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Cliffortia cruciata 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. and Fellingham, A.C. 2007. New species and notes on the genus Cliffortia (Rosaceae). Bothalia 37(1):9-22.
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Citation |
| Manyama, P.A. 2007. Cliffortia cruciata C.M.Whitehouse. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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