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Scientific Name | Cliffortia acutifolia Weim. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ROSACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2006/06/12 |
Assessor(s) | C.M. Whitehouse, J.E. Victor & N.A. Helme |
Justification | EOO 1200 km², this species is currently known from 10 subpopulations, the main centre for the species is poorly explored and more localities are likely to be discovered. It has no severe threats and is thus listed as LC. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | Bokkeveld Escarpment. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Vanrhynsdorp Shale Renosterveld, Bokkeveld Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Sandstone flats and shale slopes. |
Threats |
| Agriculture (moderate - low); few threats, occurs in arid environment with low intensity grazing and few fires. Does not grow in areas suitable for Rooibos tea. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Conservation |
| Not currently conserved in any formally protected area. |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Cliffortia acutifolia Weim. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Cliffortia acutifolia Weim. | Lower Risk - Least Concern | Victor (2002) | | Cliffortia acutifolia Weim. | Indeterminate | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | | Cliffortia acutifolia Weim. | Indeterminate | Hall et al. (1980) | |
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.
Hall, A.V., De Winter, M., De Winter, B. and Van Oosterhout, S.A.M. 1980. Threatened plants of southern Africa. South African National Scienctific Programmes Report 45. CSIR, Pretoria.
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.
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Citation |
| Whitehouse, C.M., Victor, J.E. & Helme, N.A. 2006. Cliffortia acutifolia Weim. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/31 |
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