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Scientific Name | Cliffortia dentata Willd. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ROSACEAE |
Synonyms | Cliffortia trifida Thunb. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2020/11/30 |
Assessor(s) | W. Foden, L. von Staden, C.M. Whitehouse & L. Potter |
Justification | Cliffortia dentata is a montane species that is not declining. It is listed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | This species is endemic to South Africa, and is found from Slanghoek Mountains to Hottentots Holland Mountains and the Cape Peninsula. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Peninsula Sandstone Fynbos, Kogelberg Sandstone Fynbos, Hawequas Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | It occurs in sandstone fynbos, shady slopes and gullies on damp, south-facing cliffs and steep slopes of sheltered ravines. |
Threats |
| Habitat degradation is a threat to Cliffortia dentata. |
Population |
There is no information available on the population of this species.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Cliffortia dentata Willd. var. dentata | Least Concern | 2011.1 | | Cliffortia gracilis Harv. | Data Deficient (Taxonomically Problematic) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Cliffortia dentata Willd. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
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.
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.
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 |
| Foden, W., von Staden, L., Whitehouse, C.M. & Potter, L. 2020. Cliffortia dentata Willd. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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