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Scientific Name | Anacampseros lavbleckiana (G.Will.) Dreher |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ANACAMPSEROTACEAE |
Synonyms | Avonia lavbleckiana G.Will., Avonia lavbleckiana G.Will. subsp. lavbleckiana, Avonia lavbleckiana G.Will. subsp. major G.Will. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2022/03/01 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo & G. Williamson |
Justification | Plants at two known locations are potentially threatened by collecting for the succulent trade and is also potentially threatened by mining. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | This species is found between Kuruman and Postmasburg in the Northern Cape. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Kuruman Thornveld, Kuruman Vaalbosveld |
Description | Plants are found in shallow soils between limestone pebbles on gently sloping limestone or calcrete outcrops. |
Threats |
| Potentially threatened by collecting for the specialist horticultural succulent trade. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Avonia lavbleckiana G.Will. subsp. lavbleckiana | VU D2 | 2014.1 | | Avonia lavbleckiana G.Will. subsp. major G.Will. | VU D2 | 2014.1 | |
Bibliography |
Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. and Paton, A. 2021. The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity 8.
Williamson, G. 2009. A new species, new subspecies and a new variety of Avonia (Portulacaceae) from the Northern Cape Province of South Africa. Aloe 46(3):65-71.
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Citation |
| Raimondo, D. & Williamson, G. 2022. Anacampseros lavbleckiana (G.Will.) Dreher. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09 |
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