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Scientific Name | Cotyledon orbiculata L. var. flanaganii (Schönland & Baker f.) Toelken |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | CRASSULACEAE |
Synonyms | Cotyledon flanaganii Schönland & Baker f. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Near Threatened D2 |
Assessment Date | 2005/03/08 |
Assessor(s) | J.E. Victor & A.P. Dold |
Justification | A poorly known species likely to occur at less than 10 locations. Potentially threatened by overgrazing and trampling by livestock. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape |
Range | Kei River Pass and Butterworth. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Savanna |
Description | Gravely slopes in scrub vegetation. |
Threats |
| Overgrazing is taking place at one of the three known subpopulations, it is not known whether the species is declining as a result. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Cotyledon orbiculata L. var. flanaganii (Schönland & Baker f.) Toelken | NT D2 | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Cotyledon orbiculata L. var. flanaganii (Schönland & Baker f.) Toelken | Rare | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | | Cotyledon flanaganii Schönland & Baker f. | Rare | 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. & Dold, A.P. 2005. Cotyledon orbiculata L. var. flanaganii (Schönland & Baker f.) Toelken. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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