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Scientific Name | Orthopterum waltoniae L.Bolus |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | AIZOACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Near Threatened D2 |
Assessment Date | 2011/09/16 |
Assessor(s) | A.P. Dold & D. Raimondo |
Justification | EOO 1 815 km², a rare, range-restricted endemic to the Eastern Cape. It is currently known from about 10 locations, but is also possibly overlooked. Potentially threatened by collecting and grazing. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape |
Range | Addo to Grahamstown. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Bhisho Thornveld, Albany Alluvial Vegetation, Sundays Arid Thicket, Koedoeskloof Karroid Thicket, Fish Arid Thicket, Albany Bontveld, Albany Arid Thicket |
Description | Rocky shale soils. |
Threats |
| Potentially threatened by livestock grazing and trampling and collection of wild plants for the specialist succulent horticultural trade. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Orthopterum waltoniae L.Bolus | VU D2 | 2011.1 | | Orthopterum waltoniae L.Bolus | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Hammer, S. and Dold, A.P. 2004. Notes on the genus Orthopterum and its relatives. Aloe 41(2&3):45-49.
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 |
| Dold, A.P. & Raimondo, D. 2011. Orthopterum waltoniae L.Bolus. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/15 |
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