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Scientific Name | Khadia carolinensis (L.Bolus) L.Bolus |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | AIZOACEAE |
Synonyms | Mesembryanthemum carolinense L.Bolus, Rabiea carolinensis (L.Bolus) N.E.Br. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable A3c |
Assessment Date | 2007/02/08 |
Assessor(s) | M. Lötter, J.E. Burrows, P.M. Burgoyne & L. von Staden |
Justification | Coal reserves are found underneath the sandstones on which this species is found. Coal mining has had a small impact to date, but within the last five years many new applications for coal mining has been received. Should these applications be granted (and many more are likely to come in within the next few years), the habitat will be severely impacted by open cast mining. We estimate that up to 45% of the range (EOO) of this species could be destroyed within the next 10-20 years should the current applications go ahead. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Mpumalanga |
Range | Carolina and Belfast. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Steenkampsberg Montane Grassland, Eastern Highveld Grassland, Rand Highveld Grassland |
Description | Well-drained, sandy loam soils among rocky outcrops, or at the edges of sandstone sheets, Highveld Grassland, 1700 m. |
Threats |
| Habitat loss |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Khadia carolinensis (L.Bolus) L.Bolus | VU A3c | 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 |
| Lötter, M., Burrows, J.E., Burgoyne, P.M. & von Staden, L. 2007. Khadia carolinensis (L.Bolus) L.Bolus. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/06/28 |
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