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Scientific Name | Cliffortia conifera E.G.H.Oliv. & Fellingham |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ROSACEAE |
Common Names | Anysberg Star Tree (e), Anysberg-sterboom (a) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Endangered D |
Assessment Date | 2006/04/26 |
Assessor(s) | C.M. Whitehouse & J.E. Victor |
Justification | One subpopulation of fewer than 250 mature individuals is known. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Anysberg. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | South Swartberg Sandstone Fynbos, North Swartberg Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Cliffs on upper sandstone slopes. |
Threats |
| Habitat degradation |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Cliffortia conifera E.G.H.Oliv. & Fellingham | EN D | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Cliffortia conifera E.G.H.Oliv. & Fellingham | EN D1 | Victor (2002) | | Cliffortia conifera E.G.H.Oliv. & Fellingham | Rare | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
Goldblatt, P. and Manning, J.C. 2000. Cape Plants: A conspectus of the Cape Flora of South Africa. Strelitzia 9. National Botanical Institute, Cape Town.
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical 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.
Victor, J.E. 2002. South Africa. In: J.S. Golding (ed), Southern African plant Red Data Lists. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report 14 (pp. 93-120), SABONET, Pretoria.
Whitehouse, C.M. 2006. Cliffortia Interactive Key. Bolus Herbarium, University of Cape Town, Cape Town.
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Citation |
| Whitehouse, C.M. & Victor, J.E. 2006. Cliffortia conifera E.G.H.Oliv. & Fellingham. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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