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Scientific Name | Namaquanthus vanheerdii L.Bolus |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | AIZOACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2005/04/10 |
Assessor(s) | C. Klak & J.E. Victor |
Justification | Two known locations are potentially threatened by mining and livestock grazing and trampling. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | Port Nolloth. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Southern Richtersveld Inselberg Shrubland |
Description | Upper slopes of rocky outcrops. |
Threats |
| Habitat degradation, Habitat loss |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Namaquanthus vanheerdii L.Bolus | VU D2 | 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.
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Citation |
| Klak, C. & Victor, J.E. 2005. Namaquanthus vanheerdii L.Bolus. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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