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Scientific Name | Rabiea comptonii (L.Bolus) L.Bolus |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | AIZOACEAE |
Synonyms | Nananthus comptonii L.Bolus |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Data Deficient - Insufficient Information |
Assessment Date | 2017/08/22 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Rabiea comptonii is a poorly known species, last recorded in 1923. Based on currently available data, its risk of extinction cannot be assessed. It is listed as Data Deficient. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Free State |
Range | This species is endemic to South Africa, and is found in the Bloemfontein district. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Western Free State Clay Grassland, Bloemfontein Karroid Shrubland, Winburg Grassy Shrubland, Bloemfontein Dry Grassland, Xhariep Karroid Grassland |
Description | Its habitat is unknown. |
Threats |
| Threats to Rabiea comptonii are unknown, as its specific locality and habitat requirements are not known. It is possibly threatened by habitat loss to urban expansion and agriculture in the immediate vicinity of Bloemfontein. |
Population |
There is no information available on the population of this species.
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Population trend | Unknown |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Rabiea comptonii (L.Bolus) L.Bolus | DDD | 2020.1 | | Rabiea comptonii (L.Bolus) L.Bolus | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Bolus, H.M.L. 1928-1935. Notes on Mesembrianthemum and allied genera. Part II. Bolus Herbarium, University of Cape Town, Cape Town.
Bolus, H.M.L. 1936-1958. Notes on Mesembryanthemum and allied genera Part III. University of Cape Town, Bolus Herbarium, 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 |
| von Staden, L. 2017. Rabiea comptonii (L.Bolus) L.Bolus. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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