Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Adromischus cristatus (Haw.) Lem. var. mzimvubuensis Van Jaarsv.
Higher Classification
Dicotyledons
Family
CRASSULACEAE
National Status
Status and Criteria
Rare
Assessment Date
2006/11/10
Assessor(s)
P.V. Bruyns & D. Raimondo
Justification
Known from a few disjunct subpopulations in the Pondoland area. Its cliff habitat is too inaccessible for this taxon to be threatened.
Distribution
Endemism
South African endemic
Provincial distribution
Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal
Range
Southern KwaZulu-Natal and Eastern Cape, between Umtamvuna and Mzimvubu Rivers.
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Major habitats
Eastern Valley Bushveld, Pondoland-Ugu Sandstone Coastal Sourveld
Description
Red shale or sandstone cliffs above rivers, sheer Ecca shale cliffs.
Population
Population trend
Stable
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Adromischus cristatus (Haw.) Lem. var. mzimvubuensis Van Jaarsv.Rare 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.


Citation
Bruyns, P.V. & Raimondo, D. 2006. Adromischus cristatus (Haw.) Lem. var. mzimvubuensis Van Jaarsv. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14

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