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Scientific Name | Cliffortia integerrima Weim. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ROSACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable A2abc |
Assessment Date | 2007/03/12 |
Assessor(s) | C.M. Whitehouse, D. Raimondo & D.A. Kamundi |
Justification | A population reduction of at least 30% is estimated based on local extinctions of subpopulations known through historical records due to urban expansion on the lower slopes of Table Mountain in the past 120 years (generation length 70 years). |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Cape Peninsula. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Peninsula Shale Renosterveld, Peninsula Sandstone Fynbos, Peninsula Shale Fynbos |
Description | Clay soil on shale bands in Table Mountain Sandstone. |
Threats |
| At least 30% of historical records are now extinct due to urban expansion of Cape Town. Known remaining subpopulations are protected within the Table Mountain National Park and no longer declining. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Cliffortia integerrima Weim. | VU A2abc | 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.
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Citation |
| Whitehouse, C.M., Raimondo, D. & Kamundi, D.A. 2007. Cliffortia integerrima Weim. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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