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Scientific Name | Cliffortia falcata L.f. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ROSACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2009/07/29 |
Assessor(s) | W. Foden & L. Potter |
Justification | A common species that despite growing in areas favoured for coastal and urban development remains widespread and occurs in several reserves. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Cape Peninsula to the Agulhas Plain the Langeberg and east to Mossel Bay. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos |
Description | Lowland sandy soils. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Cliffortia falcata L.f. | 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 falcata L.f. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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