Anacampseros lavbleckiana

Taxonomy
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 D22014.1
Avonia lavbleckiana G.Will. subsp. major G.Will.VU D22014.1
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.


Citation
Raimondo, D. & Williamson, G. 2022. Anacampseros lavbleckiana (G.Will.) Dreher. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/23

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