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Scientific Name | Leipoldtia frutescens (L.Bolus) H.E.K.Hartmann |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | AIZOACEAE |
Synonyms | Cephalophyllum frutescens L.Bolus, Cephalophyllum frutescens L.Bolus var. decumbens L.Bolus |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable B1ab(ii,iii,v)+2ab(ii,iii,v) |
Assessment Date | 2008/03/11 |
Assessor(s) | C. Klak & D. Raimondo |
Justification | EOO 1700 km², a locally common species known to occur at five locations but there are likely more in poorly explored parts of the range. It is declining due to ongoing habitat loss to mining. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | Northern coastal Namaqualand. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Namaqualand Strandveld, Richtersveld Coastal Duneveld |
Description | Arid granite slopes. |
Threats |
| Mining for heavy minerals and dimonds is causing ongoing loss of habitat. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Leipoldtia frutescens (L.Bolus) H.E.K.Hartmann | VU B1ab(ii,iii,v) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Hartmann, H.E.K. and Rust, S. 1994. Monographien der Leipoldtiinae. IX. Monographie der Gattung Leipoldtia L.Bolus s. lat. (Aizoaceae). Verhandelungen des Naturwissenschaftlichen Vereins Hamburg 34:275-351.
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. & Raimondo, D. 2008. Leipoldtia frutescens (L.Bolus) H.E.K.Hartmann. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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