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Scientific Name | Anacampseros albissima Marloth |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ANACAMPSEROTACEAE |
Synonyms | Anacampseros avasmontana Dinter ex Poelln., Anacampseros avasmontana Dinter var. caespitosa Poelln., Anacampseros neglecta Poelln., Anacampseros quinaria E.Mey. ex Fenzl var. schmidtii A.Berger, Anacampseros quinaria of other authors, not of E.Mey., Dinter (misapplied name), Anacampseros schmidtii (A.Berger) Poelln., Avonia albissima (Marloth) G.D.Rowley |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2015/07/07 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Widespread and not in danger of extinction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | Southern Angola through Namibia to the Richtersveld, and eastwards through Bushmanland to Griqualand West. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Aggeneys Gravel Vygieveld, Bushmanland Inselberg Shrubland, Rooiberg Quartz Vygieveld, Namaqualand Klipkoppe Shrubland, Eastern Gariep Rocky Desert, Ghaap Plateau Vaalbosveld, Lekkersing Succulent Shrubland, Northern Upper Karoo, Lower Gariep Broken Veld, Western Gariep Hills Desert, Kahams Mountain Desert |
Description | Rock outcrops and quartz flats. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Anacampseros albissima Marloth | Least Concern | 2015.1 | | Avonia albissima (Marloth) G.D.Rowley | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Gerbaulet, M. 1992. Die Gattung Anacampseros L. (Portulacaceae). I. Untersuchungen zur Systematik. Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik 113(4):477-564.
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.
Rowley, G.D. 1994. Anacampseros and allied genera - a reassessment. Bradleya 12:105-112.
Snijman, D.A. 2013. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 2: The extra Cape flora. Strelitzia 30. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2015. Anacampseros albissima Marloth. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/24 |
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