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Scientific Name | Cliffortia gracillima C.M.Whitehouse |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ROSACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2009/02/19 |
Assessor(s) | W. Foden & L. Potter |
Justification | This species is known from only four locations, but it occurs in poorly explored areas and it is highly likely that more populations are awaiting discovery. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | The Langeberg from Leeurivierberg to Garcia's Pass, with an outlying population on the Waboomsberg near Montagu. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos |
Description | Shale bands on sandstone slopes. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Cliffortia gracillima C.M.Whitehouse | Least Concern | 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 |
| Foden, W. & Potter, L. 2009. Cliffortia gracillima C.M.Whitehouse. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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