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Scientific Name | Adromischus phillipsiae (Marloth) Poelln. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | CRASSULACEAE |
Synonyms | Cotyledon phillipsiae Marloth |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2005/06/07 |
Assessor(s) | J.E. Victor, P.G. Desmet, P.V. Bruyns & P.M. Burgoyne |
Justification | Previously considered to be a Roggeveld endemic, a subpopulation was recently found in the Kamiesberg. It is never common and occurs as small subpopulations. This species has no known threats. It is therefore listed under the IUCN 3.1 Criteria, globally, as Least Concern but is nationally categorised as Rare. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | It occurs from the Roggeveld Mountains to Kamiesberg. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Tanqua Escarpment Shrubland, Namaqualand Shale Shrubland, Namaqualand Klipkoppe Shrubland, Central Mountain Shale Renosterveld, Roggeveld Shale Renosterveld, Tanqua Wash Riviere |
Description | Plants grow in sheltered rock crevices in loam soil. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Adromischus phillipsiae (Marloth) Poelln. | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Adromischus phillipsiae (Marloth) Poelln. | Insufficiently Known | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | | Adromischus phillipsiae (Marloth) Poelln. | Uncertain | Hall et al. (1980) | |
Bibliography |
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 |
| Victor, J.E., Desmet, P.G., Bruyns, P.V. & Burgoyne, P.M. 2005. Adromischus phillipsiae (Marloth) Poelln. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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