Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Pleiospilos compactus (Aiton) Schwantes subsp. canus (Haw.) H.E.K.Hartmann & Liede
Higher Classification
Dicotyledons
Family
AIZOACEAE
Synonyms
Mesembryanthemum canum Haw., Mesembryanthemum magnipunctatum Haw., Mesembryanthemum nobile Haw., Pleiospilos borealis L.Bolus, Pleiospilos brevisepalus L.Bolus, Pleiospilos canus (Haw.) L.Bolus, Pleiospilos dekenahi (N.E.Br.) Schwantes, Pleiospilos framesii L.Bolus, Pleiospilos grandiflorus L.Bolus, Pleiospilos kingiae L.Bolus, Pleiospilos latifolius L.Bolus, Pleiospilos latipetalus L.Bolus, Pleiospilos leipoldtii L.Bolus, Pleiospilos longisepalus L.Bolus, Pleiospilos magnipunctatus (Haw.) Schwantes, Pleiospilos magnipunctatus (Haw.) Schwantes var. inaequalis L.Bolus, Pleiospilos magnipunctatus (Haw.) Schwantes var. sesquiuncialis L.Bolus, Pleiospilos nobilis (Haw.) Schwantes, Pleiospilos peersii L.Bolus, Pleiospilos rouxii L.Bolus, Pleiospilos sesquiuncialis (N.E.Br.) Schwantes, Pleiospilos willowmorensis L.Bolus, Punctillaria cana (Haw.) L.Bolus, Punctillaria dekenahi N.E.Br., Punctillaria magnipunctata (Haw.) N.E.Br., Punctillaria sesquiuncialis N.E.Br.
National Status
Status and Criteria
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2004/10/05
Assessor(s)
J.E. Victor
Distribution
Endemism
South African endemic
Provincial distribution
Eastern Cape, Northern Cape
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Population
Population trend
Stable
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Pleiospilos compactus (Aiton) Schwantes subsp. canus (Haw.) H.E.K.Hartmann & LiedeLeast Concern Raimondo et al. (2009)
Pleiospilos compactus (Aiton) Schwantes subsp. canus (Haw.) H.E.K.Hartmann & LiedeNot Threatened Hilton-Taylor (1996)
Pleiospilos leipoldtii L.BolusIndeterminate Hall et al. (1980)
Pleiospilos kingiae L.BolusUncertain Hall et al. (1980)
Bibliography

Hall, A.V., De Winter, M., De Winter, B. and Van Oosterhout, S.A.M. 1980. Threatened plants of southern Africa. South African National Scienctific Programmes Report 45. CSIR, Pretoria.


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.


Citation
Victor, J.E. 2004. Pleiospilos compactus (Aiton) Schwantes subsp. canus (Haw.) H.E.K.Hartmann & Liede. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14

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