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Scientific Name | Dicliptera cliffordii (K.Balkwill) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ACANTHACEAE |
Synonyms | Peristrophe cliffordii K.Balkwill |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2020/02/11 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Dicliptera cliffordii is a rare and localized species, known from three locations. It has an extent of occurrence (EOO) of 16 km², and an area of occupancy (AOO) of 12 km². It is potentially threatened by habitat loss to agricultural expansion. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Limpopo |
Range | This species is endemic to the Limpopo River Valley between Messina and Pontdrif. It possibly also occurs on the northern bank in Zimbabwe. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Musina Mopane Bushveld |
Description | It occurs on sandy flats in mopane bushveld. |
Threats |
| There is ongoing expansion of crop fields in the Limpopo River Valley east of Messina. One subpopulation has been recorded in mopaneveld adjacent to existing crop fields, where it is potentially vulnerable to further expansion. |
Population |
P. cliffordii appears to be extremely rare, localized and restricted to areas with Kalahari sand (Balkwill et al. 1985). It is known from three locations.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Dicliptera cliffordii (K.Balkwill) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt | VU D2 | 2020.1 | | Dicliptera cliffordii (K.Balkwill) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt | Rare | 2014.1 | | Peristrophe cliffordii K.Balkwill | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Peristrophe cliffordii K.Balkwill | Indeterminate | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
Balkwill, K. 1996. A synopsis of Peristrophe (Acanthaceae) in southern Africa. Bothalia 26(2):83-93.
Balkwill, K., Cadman, M.J. and Getliffe Norris, F. 1985. Taxonomic studies in the Acanthaceae: new species of Peristrophe from the Limpopo Valley. South African Journal of Botany 51(6):485-488.
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
Manning, J.C. and Goldblatt, P. 2012. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape Flora. Strelitzia 29. South African National Biodiversity 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 |
| von Staden, L. 2020. Dicliptera cliffordii (K.Balkwill) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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