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Scientific Name | Adromischus montium-klinghardtii (Dinter) A.Berger |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | CRASSULACEAE |
Synonyms | Cotyledon montium-klinghardtii Dinter |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable B1ab(iii,v) |
Assessment Date | 2015/05/16 |
Assessor(s) | P.V. Bruyns, D. Raimondo & L. von Staden |
Justification | A range-restricted species (EOO 7167 km²), known from eight locations and declining due to ongoing habitat loss to mining. It therefore qualifies as Vulnerable under criterion B. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | This species is found in southern Namibia and the western Richtersveld, southwards to Grootmis. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Namaqualand Coastal Duneveld, Northern Richtersveld Yellow Duneveld, Central Richtersveld Mountain Shrubland, Western Gariep Hills Desert, Western Gariep Plains Desert, Kahams Mountain Desert |
Description | It occupies crevices in rocky outcrops. |
Threats |
| Between Alexander Bay and Port Nolloth, this species is threatened by ongoing habitat loss and degradation due to open-cast mining. Further west, along the central mountains of the Richtersveld, it is possibly threatened by habitat degradation due to overgrazing, but this species' preference for rocky crevices may offer it some protection against erosion and trampling. |
Population |
A rarely recorded, but possibly overlooked species. It is currently known from eight locations, but it is quite likely that more exist. It has a limited range in southern Namibia, where it is known from two locations, but also likely to be under-sampled. Plants at half of the known locations are declining due to habitat loss and degradation due to mining.
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Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Adromischus montium-klinghardtii (Dinter) A.Berger | VU B1ab(iii,v) | 2015.1 | | Adromischus montium-klinghardtii (Dinter) A.Berger | Least Concern | 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.
Snijman, D.A. 2013. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 2: The extra Cape flora. Strelitzia 30. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
Tölken, H.R. 1978. New taxa and new combinations in Cotyledon and allied genera. Bothalia 12(3):377-393.
Tölken, H.R. 1985. Crassulaceae. In: O.A. Leistner (ed). Flora of southern Africa 14,1:1-244. Botanical Research Institute, Pretoria.
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Citation |
| Bruyns, P.V., Raimondo, D. & von Staden, L. 2015. Adromischus montium-klinghardtii (Dinter) A.Berger. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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