Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Cliffortia hirsuta Eckl. & Zeyh.
Higher Classification
Dicotyledons
Family
ROSACEAE
Synonyms
Cliffortia odorata L.f. var. hypoleuca Harv.
National Status
Status and Criteria
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2005/06/30
Assessor(s)
W. Foden & L. Potter
Justification
Relatively restricted in distribution but common in suitable habitats there, there are more than 30 subpopulations that have been recorded.
Distribution
Endemism
South African endemic
Provincial distribution
Western Cape
Range
Hottentots Holland to Riviersonderend Mountains.
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Major habitats
Fynbos
Description
Damp sites on mountain slopes.
Population
Population trend
Stable
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Cliffortia hirsuta Eckl. & Zeyh.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.


Citation
Foden, W. & Potter, L. 2005. Cliffortia hirsuta Eckl. & Zeyh. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14

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