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Scientific Name | Cotyledon adscendens R.A.Dyer |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | CRASSULACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Endangered B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v)+2ab(ii,iii,iv,v) |
Assessment Date | 2007/04/29 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo |
Justification | EOO and AOO<35 km², three remaining locations continue to decline due to ongoing habitat loss and degradation as a result of coastal development and alien plant invasion. The majority of its remaining habitat has been zoned for housing development and is likely to be lost in the next 10 years. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape |
Range | Port Elizabeth to Coega. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | St Francis Dune Thicket, Sundays Valley Thicket, Grass Ridge Bontveld, Bethelsdorp Bontveld |
Description | Thicket vegetation behind coastal dunes within 1 km of the sea. |
Threats |
| Habitat loss, Invasive Alien Species (direct effects), Habitat degradation |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Cotyledon adscendens R.A.Dyer | EN B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v)+2ab(ii,iii,iv,v) | 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.
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Citation |
| Raimondo, D. 2007. Cotyledon adscendens R.A.Dyer. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09 |
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