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Scientific Name | Tylecodon leucothrix (C.A.Sm.) Toelken |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | CRASSULACEAE |
Synonyms | Adromischus leucothrix C.A.Sm., Cotyledon leucothrix (C.A.Sm.) Fourc., Cotyledon swartbergensis Poelln. |
Common Names | Doubossie (a) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2006/11/10 |
Assessor(s) | P.V. Bruyns & D. Raimondo |
Justification | A habitat specialist known from five subpopulations and not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | Ladismith to Vanwyksdorp. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Western Little Karoo, Oudshoorn Karroid Thicket, Gamka Arid Thicket |
Description | Shaded places usually on south-facing aspects and often associated with rock outcrops. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Tylecodon leucothrix (C.A.Sm.) Toelken | Rare | 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 |
| Bruyns, P.V. & Raimondo, D. 2006. Tylecodon leucothrix (C.A.Sm.) Toelken. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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