Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Tylecodon decipiens Toelken
Higher Classification
Dicotyledons
Family
CRASSULACEAE
National Status
Status and Criteria
Rare
Assessment Date
2007/08/07
Assessor(s)
E.J. van Jaarsveld, D. Raimondo & P.G. Desmet
Justification
A range-restricted species (EOO <3 km²), known from two sites, not threatened.
Distribution
Endemism
South African endemic
Provincial distribution
Northern Cape
Range
Kleinsee.
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Major habitats
Namaqualand Riviere
Description
Shaded rock crevices, on steep rocky slopes not far from the coast.
Threats
No threats, this species occurs in a remote area where there is little human impact on the environment.
Population
Population trend
Stable
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Tylecodon decipiens ToelkenRare Raimondo et al. (2009)
Tylecodon decipiens ToelkenRare Hilton-Taylor (1996)
Bibliography

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.


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.


Van Jaarsveld, E.J. and Koutnik, D. 2004. Cotyledon and Tylecodon. Umdaus Press, Pretoria.


Citation
van Jaarsveld, E.J., Raimondo, D. & Desmet, P.G. 2007. Tylecodon decipiens Toelken. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14

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