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Scientific Name | Limonium acuminatum L.Bolus |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | PLUMBAGINACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable A2c; B1ab(iii,iv,v)+2ab(iii,iv,v); C1 |
Assessment Date | 2005/11/24 |
Assessor(s) | N.A. Helme, L. Mucina, D. Raimondo & J.E. Victor |
Justification | A population reduction of >30% is estimated based on habitat loss to urban development in the past 30 years (generation length 10 years). EOO 1200 km², AOO<1200 km², remaining subpopulations are severely fragmented and continue to decline due to coastal development. Subpopulations are typically small and we estimate that the total population consists of fewer than 10 000 mature individuals. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Rocher Pan to Yzerfontein. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Langebaan Dune Strandveld, Saldanha Limestone Strandveld, Saldanha Flats Strandveld, Saldanha Granite Strandveld |
Description | Coastal limestone outcrops and occasionally on calcareous coastal sands. |
Threats |
| Invasive Alien Species (direct effects), Habitat loss, Habitat degradation |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Limonium acuminatum L.Bolus | VU A2c; B1ab(iii,iv,v)+2ab(iii,iv,v); C1 | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Limonium acuminatum L.Bolus | Vulnerable | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | | Limonium acuminatum L.Bolus | Vulnerable | Hall et al. (1980) | |
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.
Hall, A.V., De Winter, M., De Winter, B. and Van Oosterhout, S.A.M. 1980. Threatened plants of southern Africa. South African National Scienctific Programmes Report 45. CSIR, Pretoria.
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.
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Citation |
| Helme, N.A., Mucina, L., Raimondo, D. & Victor, J.E. 2005. Limonium acuminatum L.Bolus. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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