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Scientific Name | Rhinephyllum comptonii L.Bolus |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | AIZOACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Data Deficient - Taxonomically Problematic |
Assessment Date | 2018/05/21 |
Assessor(s) | N.A. Helme & L. von Staden |
Justification | A rare and poorly known species. Rhinephyllum is in need of taxonomic revision, and species are difficult to separate. Klak in Manning and Goldblatt (2012), Snijman (2013) indicates that it is possibly insufficiently distinct from Rhinephyllum pillansii to warrant recognition as a separate taxon. It is therefore listed as Data Deficient - Taxonomically Problematic (DDT). |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | This species occurs in Matjiesfontein and Laingsburg. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Succulent Karoo |
Description | Plants grow in stony dolerite flats. |
Population |
Population trend | Unknown |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Rhinephyllum comptonii L.Bolus | DDT | 2020.1 | | Rhinephyllum comptonii L.Bolus | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Manning, J.C. and Goldblatt, P. 2012. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape Flora. Strelitzia 29. South African National Biodiversity 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.
Snijman, D.A. 2013. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 2: The extra Cape flora. Strelitzia 30. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
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Citation |
| Helme, N.A. & von Staden, L. 2018. Rhinephyllum comptonii L.Bolus. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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