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Scientific Name | Lithops dinteri Schwantes subsp. frederici (D.T.Cole) D.T.Cole |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | AIZOACEAE |
Synonyms | Lithops dinteri Schwantes var. frederici D.T.Cole |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2015/11/03 |
Assessor(s) | J.E. Victor & S.A. Hammer |
Justification | One known location is potentially threatened by harvesting for the succulent horticultural trade. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | Pella. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Eastern Gariep Rocky Desert |
Description | Rocky, gravelly hilltops. |
Threats |
| Harvesting [gathering] |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Lithops dinteri Schwantes subsp. frederici (D.T.Cole) D.T.Cole | VU D2 | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Lithops dinteri Schwantes var. frederici D.T.Cole | Insufficiently Known | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
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 |
| Victor, J.E. & Hammer, S.A. 2015. Lithops dinteri Schwantes subsp. frederici (D.T.Cole) D.T.Cole. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/09/17 |
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