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Scientific Name | Tylecodon bleckiae G.Will. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | CRASSULACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Data Deficient - Taxonomically Problematic |
Assessment Date | 2015/05/12 |
Assessor(s) | E.J. van Jaarsveld, D. Raimondo & L. von Staden |
Justification | This species is difficult to distinguish from Tylecodon buchholzianus, and probably does not warrant recognition as a separate species. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | Southern Namibia and the Richtersveld. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Desert |
Description | Shaded, sheltered crevices on south and south-west facing slopes. |
Population |
Population trend | Unknown |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Tylecodon bleckiae G.Will. | Data Deficient (Taxonomically Problematic) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
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.
Snijman, D.A. 2013. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 2: The extra Cape flora. Strelitzia 30. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
Van Jaarsveld, E.J. and Koutnik, D. 2004. Cotyledon and Tylecodon. Umdaus Press, Pretoria.
Williamson, G. 1998. A new Tylecodon species (Crassulaceae). Cactus and Succulent Journal (USA) 70(3):127-128.
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Citation |
| van Jaarsveld, E.J., Raimondo, D. & von Staden, L. 2015. Tylecodon bleckiae G.Will. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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