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Scientific Name | Lampranthus aduncus (Haw.) N.E.Br. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | AIZOACEAE |
Synonyms | Mesembryanthemum aduncum Haw., not of Jacq. (1809), nor Willd. (1809) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Data Deficient - Taxonomically Problematic |
Assessment Date | 2008/04/18 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo & C. Klak |
Justification | The exact distribution is uncertain as this species is very difficult to identify. It is possibly a species complex consisting of one threatened taxon restricted to low-lying areas, and another found in mountainous areas around Clanwilliam. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Gifberg to the Cape Peninsula. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Swartland Shale Renosterveld, Matjiesfontein Shale Renosterveld, Swartland Granite Renosterveld, Swartruggens Quartzite Fynbos, Boland Granite Fynbos, Cape Flats Sand Fynbos, Atlantis Sand Fynbos |
Description | Lowland sands and sandstone slopes. |
Threats |
| Urban development and crop cultivation. |
Population |
Population trend | Unknown |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Lampranthus aduncus (Haw.) N.E.Br. | Data Deficient | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Goldblatt, P. and Manning, J.C. 2000. Cape Plants: A conspectus of the Cape Flora of South Africa. Strelitzia 9. National Botanical Institute, Cape Town.
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 |
| Raimondo, D. & Klak, C. 2008. Lampranthus aduncus (Haw.) N.E.Br. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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