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Scientific Name | Cliffortia hantamensis Diels |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ROSACEAE |
Common Names | Hantam Rice Bush (e) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2009/07/30 |
Assessor(s) | C.M. Whitehouse & J.E. Victor |
Justification | EOO 16 786 km², this species occurs at more than 10 locations, spread across seven mountain ranges, but it is quite possibly even more widespread and common as these mountain ranges are poorly explored and it is an easily overlooked species. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | Cederberg, Hantamsberg, Sutherland escarpment and Witteberg. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos, Succulent Karoo |
Description | Arid sandstone slopes. |
Threats |
| Few, occurs in very arid environment with low intensity grazing and few fires. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Cliffortia hantamensis Diels | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Cliffortia hantamensis Diels | Lower Risk - Least Concern | Victor (2002) | | Cliffortia hantamensis Diels | 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. 2009. Cliffortia hantamensis Diels. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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